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ORIGINAL: doubleshiny

This is superb comedy which marks itself out as a classic bu engaging us with a unique plotline. Phil Connors goes through all the stages of mourning for his own life when he realises that he is living the same day over and over, before accepting it and starting to think of how this might give him an advantage in life.

I can imagine this film being done today with someone like Ben Stiller or Jim Carrey and being just another throwaway nonsense piece rolled out over the summer months and accompanied by awful overracting. The one word which strikes me when watching Groundhog Day is effort. It has a brillaint script, is perfectly paced, and every scene, every gag, every gesture seems to have been carefully honed.

Bill Murray is at his absolute best, and how ironic that he makes this a film you could watch over and over again.