And what Christmas on Candy Cane Lane with Eddie Murphy?
Since he started, Eddie Murphy appeared regularly in school comedies that delighted viewers of the 80s and 90s. We can of course mention the classic saga of Beverly Hills cop, A prince in New York, An armchair for two OR Professor Foldingue. However, this forgets that the actor also built his career on more family filmsfor example Doctor Dolittle, The Haunted House and the 999 Ghosts or even the series Shrek (like the donkey’s voice). If we have seen it on similar VOD productions in recent years Dolemite is my name AND A Prince in New York 2makes his return to Prime Video in the family comedy Christmas on Candy Cane Laneavailable from December 1st on the platform.
The film follows the story of Chris, a father who aims to win the annual Christmas home decorating competition in his residential suburb. However, to achieve his goals, he will make a dangerous pact with the ferocious elf Pepper. Thus, the latter will trap him with a spell: if in the following 12 days Chris and his family do not keep their pact, their Christmas could turn into a nightmare.
It should be noted that in addition to Eddie Murphy, Christmas on Candy Lane has a great cast that includes Tracee Ellis Ross (Blackish), Nick Offermann (Parks and recreation) or even Ken Marino (Veronica Mars).
Lots of decorations, small cinema
Let’s say it without further ado: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane it is far from a success. Taking the famous neighborhood of Los Angeles as its location, the film never takes you by surprise. Certainly the contract is respected as a Christmas film, since we find illuminations, Christmas musical classics (with the timeless The Christmas song by Nat King Cole), the appearance of Santa Claus and remembers that family and kindness are the key words of this holiday. However, it is difficult to get emotional, despite the presence of star Eddie Murphy.
In fact, the film is interspersed with embarrassing passages, semi-clips of a Sunday DJ, sometimes flat jokes and exaggerations from some actors (Jillian Bell in the role of a sadistic elf, not this one!). Obviously, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane it wasn’t started by Prime Video to revolutionize cinema and VOD. If he fulfills his Christmas movie contract to watch with the family without problemsHowever, we expected more narrative audacity, more punchy humor, and a freewheeling Eddie Murphy.
Because this is the second big disappointment of Christmas on Candy Cane Lane : it’s the star! Where have Eddie Murphy’s energy, hilarious improvised jokes and sensational comedic timing gone? Of course, the actor is no longer very young, but he seems to be present in the film only to receive a very expensive compensation. The former comic Saturday night live it’s simply turned off in this comedy Worse still, at certain moments, the spotlight is almost stolen by Tracee Ellis Ross who, for once, is in the energy and participates in the film’s rare funny moments.
Source: Cine Serie
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