Genre – Comedy, Romance
Director – Harold Ramis
Cast – Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott
Release date- 1993

Rated- PG

Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a weatherman on a TV channel. One assignment he truly detests is covering the Groundhog Day Celebrations every year in Pennsylvania. This is the fifth consecutive year that he is being forced to take up this Groundhog assignment. He reluctantly goes to Pennsylvania. But this year, something unexpected and bizarre happens, and his whole world is turned upside down. After finishing the task, when he wakes up to leave the next day, to his shock he finds out that it is February 2nd once again. He panics and tries to explain this queer situation to his producer, Rita (Andie MacDowell). But, she and everybody else simply fail to understand. And amazingly, he is the only one who remembers having lived through the same day. This incident repeats again the next day and now he is totally perplexed and thinks he has lost his mind. He desperately tries to escape, but is unable to do so. He even attempts suicide! His mind is in such turmoil, he thinks his life is doomed for eternity. But nothing seems to work. So, now he tries a different approach. He begins performing different lifesaving tasks till he is now a model citizen. He hopes that may be this way, he can get out of this eerie predicament of his. In his endeavour, he begins to learn about people and also himself, all that he had never ever known. He discovers certain unbelievable facts and truths about the people around him. Also, as he learns more about himself, the more shaken he is. There are startling surprises lurking at every corner for him. This complex story is beautifully knitted together by the director, Harold Ramis. The script is intelligently and wonderfully sketched out. Though the same scenes have to be performed over and over again, it is done so, skilfully, with subtle differences. And definitely, it is not an easy task at all. Kudos to that!

The movie has a feel good factor about it, in spite of the dire circumstances. The script is so imaginative and pleasantly weird. It just manages to grab your attention. Though the scenes can tend to get a bit repetitive at times, Murray has deftly managed the task of keeping the scenes alive and fresh.

Groundhog Day exudes freshness, charisma and fun. Quite a crowd pleaser. Bill Murray has been exceptional throughout and has managed to give his best. The movie literally rides on his shoulders.

Groundhog Day is a brilliant and an intelligent movie portraying Phil’s serious predicament with a touch of humour, making the whole situation seem hilarious. Great performances by Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell.

This movie is definitely worth a watch what with all the accolades and appreciation given by the audiences and the movie reviews. Watching this movie is surely a treat. In a nut shell, it is good cinema.

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