Review of Groundhog Day (1993) by Nelson M — 04 Jun 2012
One of the best Bil Murray films and one of the best films dealing with time travel in a smart way. I say smart because it doesn't explain it to us, the time loop just happens and the film is stronger for it.
We don't know how he got in it, how he breaks, it, how long he is there, we just simply see it repeated and one man's trouble with being stuck in time. What we get is a philosophical reflection on the nature of God, time, death reincarnation, and several other themes.
We also get a lovely exploration of redemption for past sins. Harold Ramis' film is a lot smarter than people seem to give it credit for. I think it's an underrated film for being written off mainly as just a comedy and hardly ever seen as science fiction, the possibilities of this film are as deep as a Kubrick film, but handled differently.
Overall, it's great, fantastic and one of Murray's best roles.
This review of Groundhog Day (1993) was written by Nelson M on 04 Jun 2012.
Groundhog Day has generally received very positive reviews.
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