A Very Murray Christmas
Netflix | Release Date: December 4, 2015
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 18 Critic Reviews
Positive:
12
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
Slant MagazineTed PigeonNov 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's a gleeful display of song and dance that conjures a fleeting nostalgia and exhilaration that even the hardest of hearts can fall for in late December. Read full review
83
IndieWireBen TraversNov 18, 2015
Season 1 Review: In the end, A Very Murray Christmas delivers exactly what's been promised all along--a show! Read full review
80
Philadelphia InquirerMolly EichelDec 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: It's profane and funny and totally out of the ordinary. A Very Murray Christmas won't become a classic of the Christmas genre, but it's certainly a nice way to spend the holidays. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenDec 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: Murray decides to improvise a boozy party for stranded hotel guests and workers. It’s here, after a sputtery start, that the irony thaws and a warm, lovely spirit takes hold. Read full review
75
NewsdayVerne GayDec 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: Amusing, odd, fascinating, indulgent and not quite as funny as you might expect, or hope. Read full review
75
New York PostElisabeth VincentelliDec 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: An endearingly oddball tribute to the variety specials of yore. Read full review
70
Under The RadarMatthew BerlyantDec 8, 2015
Season 1 Review: All in all, while not an absolutely great Christmas special since it struggles to find its footing at times plot-wise, it's worth watching for the celebrity cameos and the raucous and at times hilarious singing. Read full review
70
TimeDaniel D'AddarioDec 7, 2015
Season 1 Review: A Very Murray Christmas deserves applause, and not merely because artists like Murray and Coppola getting to do their own thing between movies is good. The special is acting out a pose of woozy self-regard, sure, but it represents a commitment to a point-of-view more sustained than many single hours I’ve seen recently. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDaniel FienbergDec 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: This is an old soul's Christmas special. This is also a Christmas special for grown-ups, both because of a scattering of adult language, but also because Coppola's trademark dreamy/languid treatment of the material would bore younger viewers. Read full review
70
VarietyMaureen RyanDec 1, 2015
Season 1 Review: When the special drags a bit, it feels as if Netflix, the anti-Scrooge of this free-spending TV era, has paid Murray and Coppola to film a champagne-infused holiday shindig with their friends. Still, A Very Murray Christmas has a sweetness to it that keeps it from lapsing fully into self-indulgence. At its best, the proceedings keep alive the spirit of the Bob Hope-Bing Crosby road pictures Read full review
67
Uncle BarkyEd BarkDec 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: A Very Murray Christmas is as uneven as a child’s first effort to build and frost a gingerbread house. It’s also different, which sometimes works in its favor. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubAlex McCownNov 30, 2015
Season 1 Review: A special that spits and sputters when the star is required to play-act himself, but comes breezily to life when he dispenses with the semi-serious put-on, and goes full raconteur. The ghost of Nick Winters haunts the proceedings of A Very Murray Christmas more than a little. Read full review
60
SalonSonia SaraiyaDec 11, 2015
Season 1 Review: A Very Murray Christmas is ruminating over its own mingled loneliness and disillusionment and occasional flights of whimsy; mostly, it’s busy laughing at its own jokes. Read full review
60
The OregonianKristi TurnquistDec 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: A Very Murray Christmas is an odd concoction, flavored by holiday blues, but topped by a coating of sparkly tinsel. Read full review
58
The Detroit NewsTom LongDec 11, 2015
Season 1 Review: The show certainly has plenty of diverse star power--Chris Rock, Amy Poehler and Michael Cera also appear along the way--but its shaggy approach wears thin until Cyrus shows up. Then again, save the best gift for last. Read full review
50
Las Vegas WeeklyJosh BellDec 4, 2015
Season 1 Review: Like Murray’s endearing real-life antics, the show was probably loads of fun for the people involved, but the feeling doesn’t necessarily carry over to the viewing audience. Read full review
50
Washington PostHank StueverDec 3, 2015
Season 1 Review: The special isn’t as funny or inventive as one might hope. The set-up is cheesily self-aware. Read full review
50
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerDec 2, 2015
Season 1 Review: The result is a show that probably isn’t destined for repeat viewings but provides a few wry moments and even a listenable song or two. Read full review
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