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in this good natured , pleasent and easy going comedy , bill murray ( ghostbusters , 1984 ) plays grumpy weatherman phil conners , who , every year , is sent to punxsutawney , p . a , to report on groundhog day .
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the groundhog day ceremony involves a groundhog being lifted out of a box , and if he dosen't see a shadow , it will be an early spring .
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phil really hates the ceremony , and not even his producer rita ( macdowell ) can change his mind .
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however , fate has a cruel trick for phil , and he starts re-living groundhog day over , and over , and over , until he gradually likes it , and rita falls in love with him .
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groundhog day is a well written , totatly unoffensive and funny comedy .
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the screenwriters , director ramis and danny rubin , have written a funny , warm , but never overly senitmental comedy .
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although the idea of a day repeating over and over may sound tedious , there are enough good jokes to hold the audiences attention throughout the whole film .
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ramis's direction also helps , and although he dosen't try any flash director tricks , the film is directed well enough , and the jokes are set up well .
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and the editing is also good , especially when it shows one part of the day over , and over again , such as when phil tries to have the perfect night with rita .
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the performances are also excellent .
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bill murray is great fun , and his transistion from cynical to happy is smooth , and delivers his lines in his usual smary style .
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andie macdowell is good as rita , although sometimes she is just a little bit too sweet in some parts of the film .
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there is chemistry between the two leads , thankfully , otherwise the whole film would probably fall part .
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chris elliot , as the cameraman larry , is also funny , although you have to like his goofy style , otherwise you are really going to hate him throughout this film , and it will lower your enjoyment of the film overall .
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the supporting cast aren't bad either , with stephen tobolowsky hillarous as phils old school mate ned ryanson , and even director ramis popping up as a neurologist .
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in fact , there is not one dud performance in this film , and even the groundhog gets a funny scene involving a car chase .
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overall , there is really nothing wrong with groundhog day at all .
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it almost seems perfect .
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however , the film can get a bit soppy sometimes , and some people may get irritated by the day repeating over , and over , and over , and over .
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also , there's not much of an music score , and the music there is is pretty bad .
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but these criticisms hardly affect the audiences enjoyment at all .
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overall , then , groundhog day is a funny , smart , and also has some room in there for some heart .
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an excellent comedy .
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