This movie could so easily have been terrible but under right direction it is a classic comedy!

Rating: 8/10 (9 February 2013)

The premise of Groundhog Day, under wrong direction and execution could be an awful clichéd mess but under right direction as presented in the film, there is so much good and so little bad about this classic comedic 90's movie
Groundhog Day is a movie that's premise is so straightforward that it is literally impossible to not understand, at any time, what is going on. A weatherman named Phil falls under a time loop in which he lives 'Groundhog Day' every day of his life under a time loop.
The movie is so strong and so fun that in terms of fun comedies, it can match up to movies like Back to the Future. There is just so much to love about this movie, in particular our two main characters, Phil and Rita. Phil is a typical douchebag at the start of the movie who cares about nothing in his life. However, under the continuous fall of the time loop, he turns into a human being and grows a heart and learns about the qualities of humanity. Like I said earlier, under the wrong director, his character could've been an un-relatable and unrealistic mess but here, the character is done to the top standard.
The writing and execution in the movie is just fantastic. The acting stands very strong with Bull Murry being a particular reason to why the movie is so good and his character is so believable. The story itself moves along very well never falling astray. The movie is also very focused on tone constantly giving us the comedic and emotional tone. The movie is, despite being a comedy, very sad and moving on many occasions. The idea of a comedy being a very emotional comedy can often be a mess but the film never tries to be too funny nor too emotional, so the tones are balanced out well.
Overall, Groundhog Day is a movie that I guarantee any movie lover will love whether it be the story, the jokes, the characters or whatever! Its a great movie and a true comedy classic from the 1990's.