Reviews. Groundhog Day. Comedy. 103 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 1993 Roger Ebert. February 12, 1993 3 min read There is an old belief that everyone is rewarded with the heaven Every year on Feb. 2 he is dispatched to Punxsutawney, Pa., to cover the festivities of Groundhog Day, on which Punxsutawney Phil, the groundhog, is awakened from his slumbers and studied to discover if he will see his shadow. If he does, we will have another six weeks of winter. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/28/24 Full Review Simeng C Movie Review for Groundhog Day Groundhog Day (1993) was a romcom film with a bit fantasy setting. It is the pioneer of '90s comedy offers witty, sarcastic take on redemption. Read Common Sense Media's Groundhog Day review, age rating, and parents guide. Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow, Groundhog Day scores. Primary Menu On National Review Online’s group blog, The Corner, I asked readers to send in their views on the film. Over 200 e Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. But on his way out of town, Phil is caught in a giant blizzard, which he failed to predict, and finds himself stuck in small-town hell. Just when things couldn't Groundhog Day could have been a dull one-joke film, but Murray and Ramis make it work by doggedly pursuing the implications of their outlandish premise. Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 21 Groundhog Day (1993) - Movies, TV, Celebs, and more The funniest moments in Groundhog Day come when Phil takes sneaky advantage of his predicament-by, say, pumping a sexy woman in the local coffee shop for facts about her past and then, ''the next day,'' using the information to lure her into bed. "Groundhog Day" Review In "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray plays Phil Connors, a weatherman with a dark, cynical streak who, while covering Groundhog Day in Punxatawny is forced to relive his worst day ever over and over and over again until he learns a lesson and becomes a better person. “G roundhog Day” is a light-hearted comedy that is enjoyable and well done. I have seen it several times and have liked it each time. “Groundhog Day” stars Bill Muray as an egotistical TV weather man who has been sent to Punxsutawney, PA to cover Groundhog Day (February 2nd). He is rude to everyone he meets and has no human charity For starters, “Groundhog Day” is based on a film about someone (a jaded someone, just like you, groaners of little faith) becoming caught in time and being forced to relive the same day over The meta way to review Groundhog Day would be to repeat the same sarcastic, nit-picking paragraph three or four times before softening up and saying aw, heckfire, it's great!-thus breaking the The movie, as everyone knows, is about a man who finds himself living the same day over and over and over again. He is the only person in his world who knows this is happening, and after going through periods of dismay and bitterness, revolt and despair, suicidal self-destruction and cynical recklessness, he begins to do something that is alien to his nature. Watched Palm Springs last night and really enjoyed it, the fact that both protagonists remember the loop day adds to the intimacy and journey (IIRC only bill Murray’s character has memory in Groundhog Day?). An enjoyable 90 minutes. Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day . Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Ramis and Danny Rubin. Teamed with a relentlessly cheerful producer (Andie MacDowell) and a smart-aleck cameraman (Chris Elliott), TV weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is sent to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, to cover the annual Groundhog Day festivities. Groundhog Day Review. The world's most bitter and cynical weatherman Phil Connors (Murray) makes the annual trek with his team (McDowell and Elliott) to Punxsutawney to cover Groundhog Day, but Groundhog Day, the Olivier Award-winning new musical featuring music and lyrics by Tim Minchinand a book by Danny Rubin, and directed by Matthew Warchus, opens tonight, Monday April 17, on Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy comedy film directed by Harold Ramis from a screenplay by him and Danny Rubin.Starring Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott, it tells the story of a cynical television weatherman covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, who becomes trapped in a time loop, forcing him to relive February 2 repeatedly. GROUNDHOG DAY opened November 1st and will run through November 17th at First Congregational Church of Long Beach, 241 Cedar Avenue, Long Beach 90802. Performances are Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Sundays at 7 pm. Parking is available at the LB Civic Center parking structure at 332 W. Broadway. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat. Twitter Facebook Link Print. Pennsylvania, as he does every year on February 2, to report on the Groundhog Day Festival.
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