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Groundhog Day (1993) Rank 4 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Groundhog Day (1993) a score of 3.1047 out of 4

based on (57) reviews

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Excellent

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Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

A blazingly imaginative experience. ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)

Boxoffice Magazine

The original DVD release of "Groundhog Day," like many of the time, was sorely lacking in features -- a shortsighted quickie release that failed to recognize the extent of the movie's following. Now, that oversight has been thankfully and expertly ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Boxoffice Magazine

Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

This is a beautiful film. On the surface, a rolling ball, a silly comedy, a farce even. But a closer look, a closer look, reveals a beauty easily not seen. A closer look, like the day that passed you yesterday. Did you see all the beauty in that day? Or ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)

DVD Confidential

There's an old saying that goes "dying is easy, comedy is hard". I would imagine that "dramedy" or comedy with dramatic subtext must be even harder. That's probably why I have so much respect for one of the true comedic geniuses of our time, Bill Murray. ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at DVD Confidential

Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

A touching, thoughtful and above all funny comedy. A real classic, featuring Bill Murray at his very best. ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Movie Gazette (Gary Panton)

Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

In honor of Saturday being February 2, the great American comedy Groundhog Day has been re-released in a new Special Edition DVD. Bill Murray stars as a weatherman who lives the same day over and over, trapped in a wintry small town called Punxsutawney ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)

Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

No matter what Bill Murray does, in my opinion, he's hysterical. Sometimes the material he chooses is not very good, but he always manages to make me laugh regardless of how bad the rest of the film is. When he finds the perfect fit, like GHOSTBUSTERS or ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)

filmcritic.com (David Bezanson)

Brilliant, quirky, good-natured, and smart are just some of the adjectives that we film critics don't get to use often enough, but all of them apply to Groundhog Day. ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at filmcritic.com (David Bezanson)

Reel.com

In a decade bookended by Pretty Woman and Runaway Bride, Hollywood's best romantic comedy starred neither Julia Roberts nor Richard Gere. Middle-aged, somewhat pudgy, and acerbic as ever, Bill Murray was, in 1993, an unlikely matinee idol. But Groundhog ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Reel.com

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

With all of the formula-driven, painfully unfunny comedies available today, it's a pleasure to uncover something as unique as Groundhog Day, especially in the month of February, which isn't known for strong releases. This movie has ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

Dragan Antulov

Supernatural comedy as a subgenre more often than not produced weak, mediocre and formulaic movies in modern Hollywood. Humour in such comedies was lame, storylines cliched and predictable, and it usually degenerated into selfserving special effects ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Dragan Antulov

Parent Previews

My first impression of Groundhog Day over ten years ago was mildly approving. But for some reason its one of those movies that I?ve recalled in my mind ever since. With the years more quickly repeating in my life, Groundhog Day is taking on a ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Parent Previews

Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)

For Phil Connors (Murray), life is a listless attempt to be as cocky and off-putting as possible. No one really likes him that much and the feeling seems to be mutual. He seems to have a little fun as the weatherman on a Pittsburgh network news show, but ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Xiibaro Productions (David Perry)

A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

One of the more entertaining comedies of the past 10 years, Harold Ramis' "Groundhog Day" contains one of the more original concepts in movies in a while paired with an excellent performance (one of his most memorable) from Bill Murray. Murray stars as ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)

SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

Groundhog Day takes an idea that at face-value might have served as any episode of The Twilight Zone (1959-64). It could have been a horror-fantasy vignette - man perpetually trapped inside the same day - but instead director Harold ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review

David Wilcock

Groundhog Day is a well written, totatly unoffensive and funny comedy. The screenwriters, director Ramis and Danny Rubin, have written a funny, warm, but never overly senitmental comedy. Although the idea of a day repeating over and over may sound ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at David Wilcock

The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)

Across North America, Groundhog Day is a weird cultural leftover to the "good old days" that your grandfather probably still talks about when candy cost a penny and people often got together for barn raisings. For that reason, it's probably not hard to ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at The Gate.ca (W. Andrew Powell)

Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

GROUNDHOG DAY falls into the category of movies that get better with age, and also one that is especially enjoyable when viewing on the second or third time, which is fitting considering the plotline. In my opinion, this is comedy done right. No need ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

The date is February 2 and the place is Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh weatherman Phil Connors (Bill Murray), on hand to cover the Groundhog Day ceremony, is having one of the most unpleasant experiences of his life. It's one of those days when ...read the complete Groundhog Day movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)