watch a great film about a day repeated: Groundhog Day

Rating: Null/10 (27 September 2004)

This movie suffers from a bad case of ACS (American Comedy Syndrome) where the writers are too scared to create a straight comedy, but have to insert a load if sentimental pap. But it's a ROMANTIC comedy I here you cry! Well, if the film didn't intersperse random gross out humour into the proceedings you may have a point.
There is of course the obligatory gay character, oh how we laugh at a German saying he loves sausage! Oh a giant walrus is sick, how hilarious! She is beating someone with a bat! Will my sides remain together!?
I will forgive a lot in comedy films as long as they are funny, this isn't (with the exception of scenes involving Sandler's Hawaiian friend)
It struck me how similar in concept this film was to Groundhog Day, but whilst the former was a well told story with an ultimately profound message, this is just a B grade RomCom that fails the ultimate test (being funny).