January 24, 2010

Groundhog Day

(update of a previous post - original is here)



Data
Title: Groundhog Day
Year: 1993
Length: 101 minutes
Director: Harold Ramis
Writers: Danny Rubin & Harold Ramis, story by Rubin
Starring: Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell
Music: George Fenton (and non-original music)
Distinctions: currently #160 on IMDb's Top 250

My reaction
Synopsis: a man is stuck re-living the same day
How I saw it: on video many times, most recently (have on DVD) yesterday
Concept: Great.
Story: Good.
Characters: Good. The leads are pretty lame, but some of the smaller characters are great.
Dialog: Great.
Pacing: Great.
Cinematography: Indifferent.
Special effects/design: Good.
Acting: Good.
Music: Bad.
Subjective Rating: 9/10 (One of my favorites). Who doesn't love this movie?
Objective Rating: 3.1/4 3.2/4 (Very good).

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