Review of Palm Springs (2020) by Jluis_001 — 25 Jul 2020

First of all, some reviews called this film a refreshing concept. Let me say that again: A refreshing original concept.

Now I ask: ''Are you **** kidding me?'' There's tons of films about time loops!!!

Also there's an obvious and clear comparison looming over this movie. I'm talking about Groundhog Day.

When we start, we don't really have any idea of what we're seeing. Although we soon get a certain direction, but about 20 minutes pass and suddenly we understand that we're in a time loop. And that's where all the fun and my interest in this repetitive comedy ended.

And it's that what comes next is nothing more than an empty effort to try to show that this story is more than it really is and more than anything it's irritating with its annoying edgy humor that's telling you that this is story is for ''adults'' but all their adults behave like people unable to leave behind their adolescence.

At least it does that well.

Much of the humor falls on Samberg and unfortunately I have only found him funny in Brooklyn Nine-Nine and it's difficult for him to be funny when his character is a cliche of cynicism.

Also the film uses much of what was seen in Murray's classic, only that the focus is more interested in trying to convince the audience that it's an obviously more up-to-date story, but that doesn't necessarily make it more adult or proactive for that matter.

The only thing that appears as a change is that another character joins Samberg's in his loop and obviously with that plot device you know where we're going with it.

Palm Springs it's an absurd and the film sells it like that, but absurdities must also be funny if it's supposed to be a comedy.