GROUNDHOG DAY

Groundhog day is a very well pieced together movie with it's light hearted comedy with a touch of romance. Ground hogs day was wonderfully directed by Harold Ramis with flawless editing and use of suprise rather than in the last movie I watched Psycho which was all about suspense. Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a weatherman who is is so egotistical that nothing else matters but himself and his image on T.V. As the movie rolls on for Phil Connors he continues to pine after his producer Rita (Andie MacDowell) who is not into the nonsense that Phil has been dishing out from the moment they meet. As some kind of cruel joke played by eternity Phil Connors lives groundhogs day over and over again in a never ending loop. Phil starts off paranoid at first because of what is happening but then he realizes that he can get away with anything he wants because of the time loop. Eventually the time comes where Phil has done absolutely everything and can not stand the constant cycle anymore so a montage was created of the ways he kills himself which is a very funny montage and captures that he will do anything to get out of this cycle. Phil eventually just gives in and does everything nice and nothing he does is selfish because he doesn't care about himself anymore. I will not reveal the ending but I think that everybody already knows. The whole movie setting is set up by all long shots like at the beggining shows the city skyscrapers which shows a crowded rich look and when Phil wakes up in Punxsutawney and there is a long shot out his window to the street on groundhogs day morning which shows a quiet and peaceful town that loves groundhogs day. The editing is also flawless but not amazing like there is not really anything put in except for sound. Speaking of sound, the sound is perfect for the movie because every action has a sound to match it perfectly so every sound and song is perfect. This movie was good but not great because it keeps your attention for the first hour because it is a new spin by having a continuous time loop but it gets old by the end of the movie you are sick of what is happening and it just runs on to long for someone like me.