Groundhog Day Review

A weather man (Bill Murray) visits Punxsutawney, Penn. for the yearly celebration of groundhog day. This is his 5th year here, so he pretty much knows what to expect and is very reluctant to go to this event in this boring town. This day begins as any other for Bill, but it ends quite oddly. Every time he goes to sleep, he wakes up to February 2nd, Groundhog Day. Will this nightmare ever end?? Will Bill be stuck living the same day over and over for the rest of his life?? If you want to know, I guess you'll have to rent it!

Now for why I liked this movie...
First of all Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, and Chris Elliott are 3 great actors. They all star in this movie as the weather man and crew. Bill knows the day is repeating itself, but the other two, as well as everyone in town, have no idea that they have done this before. Once Bill realizes what is going on, he starts to do many things each day since he already knows what people plan to do each minute of the day. I don't want to ruin any of it for you, so I'll just leave you with a question... What would you do if there were no consequences to your actions??

This is a comedy of course, and it is very funny. You may not be laughing straight from beginning to end, but you laugh enough to satisfy your comedy needs.  Bill plays a very sarcastic character, and makes many jokes of his own throughout. It is not your usual plotless slap-happy comedy though. You may not realize it right away, but there is a point to this movie.  There are also some sad parts which demonstrate that some things in life cannot be changed no matter how hard you try.

What is the point??
That is open for interpretation. I thought the movie made a good point about how one should act in everyday life. Others I've spoken with thought that Bill got stuck in this day for other reasons. You can decide for yourself once you've seen it.

Now for my title...
I say it is for my generation, because most my friends and siblings love love love this movie. Yet my mother says it is one of the worst movies she's ever seen, and my grandpa agrees. In fact most the adults in my family think it is pointless. Like I said, this movie does have a point, but it takes a while to get there.  If you go into it not expecting too much, just some chuckles and a silly story, you'll enjoy it.  Go rent it and enjoy!!