Review of Groundhog Day (1993) by Sean P — 28 Dec 2017
Something keeps nagging at me about Groundhog Day, this week's classic on the Everyone is a Critic Movie Podcast. I like the movie but something about Groundhog Day seems to bring out my inner pedant. Whether it's the questionable timeline, the questionable motivation for those many timelines or something in the manner of Bill Murray's slightly awkward performance, I can't seem to embrace the film as fully as so many others have.
Groundhog Day stars Bill Murray as Phil Connors, a narcissistic Pittsburgh weather man who is tasked with traveling to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania for that yearly tradition of Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney has become famous for its Groundhog Festival at which the titular rodent, known around town as Phil, is pulled from his fake abode to announce whether he sees his shadow. The notion is that if the groundhog can see his shadow there will be six more weeks of winter. https://geeks.media/classic-movie-review-groundhog-day?_ga=2.87345624.1126457623.1513947710-953607229.1513947710.
This review of Groundhog Day (1993) was written by Sean P on 28 Dec 2017.
Groundhog Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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