Groundhog Day

Pros: Wonderfully written script, fine acting, good chemistry between Murray and MacDowell
Cons: None!

Phil: What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Ralph: That about sums it up for me. Imagine, if you will, being in a place where you'd rather not be and ...

Pros: Lots of great laughs from a strange premise
Cons: Some things get stretch too far or are too dark

Groundhog Day< i> is one of those classic comedies you always hear about. And yet, I hadn't managed to see it until recently. As I had heard, it is funny and has a great message. Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a self-absorbed weatherman in ...

Pros: lots of clever fun; great cast; thought-provoking
Cons: nada

Don't you feel lucky you don't have to relive yesterday? Or the day before that for the last two days? Even if it was a good day, would a repeat of it be fun or would it get boring and predictable? Groundhog Day with hilarious Bill Murray shows us ...

Pros: really inventive story, extremely funny, Bill Murray at his best, extremely original
Cons: none

Phil Conners is a weatherman for a Pittsburgh television station that makes a career out of presenting a jovial front to the public. Though it seems he wants to further his career early in the film, possibly to anchor the news, for now he is being ...

Pros: Funny, captivating, inspiring.
Cons: Not enough scenes with Chris.

The movie centers around a self-absorbed individual that plays a weather forecaster on television. He is on assignment at a quaint little town to tape the Groundhog Day events. The problem is something unusual happens. He get to relive this day again, ...

Pros: Hilarious
Cons: Absolutely ridiculous

About an hour ago, I saw coverage of Punxsutawney Phil's prediction for the fourth or fifth time today. I must admit to being rather perplexed each time February second rolls around and the country turns its eyes to a fat and bored-looking groundhog in a...

Pros: Murray's performance and an interesting premise.
Cons: Perhaps a tad too goofy at times.

Groundhog Day is only 11 years old, yet it's already being considered a new classic on a par with Bill Murray classics such as Ghostbusters and Stripes. This may be due to the film's weird premise, or to the fact that it was the last worthwhile movie ...

Pros: Great acting with a great plot
Cons: Horribly inaccurate portrayal of Punxsutawney

Being from Punxsutawney, I HAD to see this movie. In fact, everyone in Punxsy had to see this movie. Why did we want to see it? I don't know; maybe we wanted to see how Hollywood would portray our lovely town. I just wonder why they made us look so...

Pros: Bill Murray, no exposition, emotion.
Cons: Andie MacDowell. Why does he fall in love with her? Why?

Groundhog Day gave brief but much-needed boosts to the careers of both funny-but-undiscerning comedian Bill Murray and pretty-but-rubbish actress Andie MacDowell. Its plot is well-known, but mis-quoted. A jaded weather reporter is forced to...

Pros: Very Funny movie made for Murray and McDowell
Cons: Some of the jokes get pretty weird.

GROUNDHOG DAY (1993) is one of the funniest American film comedies of the late 20th century. This may be Bill Murray's greatest contribution not only to the movies, but also his greatest contribution to the study of the twentieth century American...

Pros: A great concept well executed
Cons: Few and far between

I've heard the argument that Groundhog Day fails because it proposes the redemption of world-class crank Bill Murray. But, boy, does redemption fight an uphill battle against him; I suspect the criticism is misdirected at the prolific cinema of...

Pros: Clever exploration of the different reactions a person has to living the same day repeatedly.
Cons: The Punxsutawney scenes were actually filmed in Illinois!

The concept of somebody being forced to repeat the same day over and over again is an old one in science fiction, with various novels and short stories using that theme over the years. The explanations are varied, ranging from everyone in town really...

Pros: Bill Murray makes the movie hysterical
Cons: the other people in the movie are not great

Groundhog Day is a very funny movie, thanks entirely to the brilliant acting of Bill Murray. He has always been one of my favorite actors, and the role he plays in this movie fits his personality perfectly. He excels in movies where he is always getting...

Pros: This is a classic romantic comedy rooted in science fiction, philosophy and even religion.
Cons: Can't miss a minute!

Groundhog Day is one of the most surprising movies I've ever seen. It takes a classic science fiction theme, a character caught in a time loop, and blends it into a romantic comedy accessible to people who wouldn't ordinarily be interested in such...

Pros: Great comedic performance by Murray. Great romantic performance by MacDowell.
Cons: a little predictable, some slow spots

One standard plot for a romantic comedy is a guy who likes a girl who can't stand him. During the telling of the story, he may spend days or weeks or months until some event makes him 'grow' and she falls for him. But this assumes it is a single simple...