‘Murderville’ review: Despite Will Arnett’s comedic talents, the celebrity-filled improv series threatens a detour to Dullsville, writes Nina_Metz.
Will Arnett plays your quintessential lone-wolf police detective who’s reluctantly paired with a new partner each episode in the Netflix comedy “Murderville,” which is premised on a central gimmick: A different celebrity guest who has zero knowledge of the script joins him each time as his latest detective-in-training, and together they must solve a crime. Some on the roster, such as, have legit improv experience. Others, including former NFL running back Marshawn Lynch , have none.
I’ve seen only one episode of “Murder in Successville” and I wasn’t fully taken with that either. But I was struck by two things: The guest star on “Successville” isn’t forever stifling a laugh, which is good and in terms of lighting and cinematography, it more closely emulates the cop shows it’s parodying.
I also like a lot of what Nanjiani is doing because he mostly rejects the standard “yes, and” structure of improv and gives his scenes an unexpected and vaguely-contrarian energy. And Arnett is a consistently and pleasingly absurd presence, right down to his Sam Elliot-inspired mustache that hangs over the top of his lip.
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