“Candy Cane Lane” (** out of four) was a harmless but interminable holiday comedy about a family man (Eddie Murphy) who is determined to win the prize for Christmas decorations in his neighborhood and makes a deal with an elf that plunges the town into holiday chaos. Colorfully designed and vibrantly shot and Murphy is solid as always but it goes on forever with hardly enough story to keep it afloat. A few nice moments are sprinkled in the mix but by the end you may feel like saying Humbug. David Alan Grier is nicely cast as Santa Claus; this marks the second collaboration between him, Murphy, and director Reginald Hudlin.