Rock the Kasbah Is Flat and Off the Beat

The new Bill Murray film "Rock the Kasbah" is inspired by the true story of an Afghan girl who received death threats after competing in Afghanistan's version of "American Idol." TODAY's Al Roker sits down with Murray and his young co-star Leem Lubany

His latest feature, Rock the Kasbah, doesn't exactly improve upon that situation, but his heart's at least in the right place. Bill Murray stars as Richie Lanz, a loser rock manager with ties to nobody despite an endless barrage of 

The actor proves that even great talents can be unwatchable if they put their minds to it, in this weak comedy about a rock promoter let loose in Afghanistan.

I'm afraid the old Bill Murray magic that turned the merely adequate 2014 indie comedy “St. Vincent” into a sleeper hit is not going to help “Rock the Kasbah,” a film with more rocks in its head than in the kasbah. Murray is Richie Lanz, an L.A. rock

Bill Murray is laying his patented slovenly charm on thick in Rock The Kasbah, the latest from director Barry Levinson. As washed-up rock manager Richie Lanz, Murray tries to cajole his way through Kabul after being stranded