WHO'S a hog??!!

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2020)

This gem of a movie is a classic. But I see a shadow on this particular Ground Hogs Day. Phil is a prima donna, just like his cameraman Larry notes: and even though he suffers many deaths and indignities as he cycles through that day over and over, his reward is the prima donna's fondest dream come true: He is the best at all he attempts: piano playing, ice statue carving, first aid hero, getting the girl, etc. An egomaniac's festival, which put a bitter edge on this comedy, which is not at all a bad thing. Puts GD into the realm of Candide as satire as well as romance.