An incredibly undervalued film

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 1999)

Beneath the light and generally upbeat tone of this film lies one interpretation of "the meaning of life." Whether you espouse reincarnation or not, the idea of "doing it over until you do it right" is something one learns as one ages.
Why is it some experiences happen once and others seem to recur in an unending pattern? No matter how hard you try, you find yourself faced with the same dilemma - in spite of a change of location, employment, even significant other.
Groundhog Day offers an answer in an easy-to-swallow form. Take it on the level you choose, but if you plumb the depths on this one, you will find it very worthwhile.
My hat is particularly off to Bill Murray, who appears aware of the complex task before him, and to the primary writer of the screenplay, who I assume is Danny Rubin. Unfortunately, Rubin seems not to have followed up this effort with anything of comparable significance - yet.