A great, great movie

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2001)

Warnig Spoliers.
A true gem of a movie, that I was very pleased with after the first viewing and has never disappointed since. The concept of the film, reliving the same day again and again, is a solid one and the filmmakers make the most of it. Director/writer Harold Ramis and co-writer Danny Rubin take the story of a curmudgeonly weather forecaster trapped perpetually in the same day from a cleverly set up beginning to a fitting terminus. They intertwine the repetitions of the eternal day with the vicissitudes of our reluctant subject and produce a work that is both smart and filled with jeu d' esprit. Add the comic genius of Bill Murray and the strong support of Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliot and you have a notable comedy.
Of course I must admit that the very idea of reliving a day is a reoccurring fantasy of mine, as I'm sure it is with many. The old wish, `if I could just go back and redo that' is in essence I guess a way to deal with regret and reconsideration of moments passed. That is why films such as this and `Family Man' and `Disney's The Kid' have such an appeal. The difference between those films and this one is that I could not find any room for improvement here. A rare strong Hollywood work that is truly sui generis.