Bill Murray is the sole reason

Rating: 8/10 (10 April 2020)

I've finally watched 'Groundhog Day', probably one of the longest gaps between discovering a film and actually viewing it. I now get why it's a highly rated one.
Bill Murray is the sole reason for that. His performance here is tremendous, his delivery is absolutely perfect for the role. Cool to see Michael Shannon in his silver screen debut, I like a lot of his work; most notably as Van Alden in 'Boardwalk Empire'.
Back to this, the premise is portrayed nicely despite the repeat nature of the events. I do have questions about it, there's a few holes as well as the overall blurred message it attempts to set, but there's no doubting it's a funny film; which is most important when it comes to comedies.
In regards to the ending, I expected it to conclude under a different tone. To me, what Phil does during the penultimate revisits isn't massively different to what he does for the final time, the motives seem similar. About the tone, I thought it was going to stick with the one it set around the elderly gentleman but it doesn't.
That last paragraph isn't an important matter, I'm certainly over-analysing it, but these are just my thoughts.
A must-watch.