Simply delightful

Rating: 10/10 (22 September 1998)

Bill Murray was born to play Phil. I have never seen him more at ease and natural than in Groundhog Day. The great thing about this one is it's not just another redemption film where the main character changes his ways based upon one single event. For instance in Good Will Hunting we are led to believe that Will is a whole new person based upon a few counseling sessions. We don't know for sure, but it might have taken Phil years of reliving the same day to get it right. It's so much fun watching Bill Murray's character change and evolve, and the scene in which he quotes Chekhov is touching and memorable. Ironically Bill Murray plays the main character in Scrooged, another tale of redemption that couldn't come close to Groundhog Day in terms of originality, script, and imagination. Groundhog day, however, is Bill Murray's best performance to date.