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14 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Washington PostHal HinsonWashington PostHal HinsonFor once, the audience isn't forced to surrender its intelligence (or its healthy cynicism) to embrace the film's sunny resolution.
- 90The A.V. ClubScott TobiasThe A.V. ClubScott TobiasA hilarious and unexpectedly profound comedy.
- 88ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis movie has all the qualities necessary to be a crowd-pleaser: likable characters, charismatic performers, a strong, capably-executed premise, and lots of laughs.
- 80The New RepublicStanley KauffmannThe New RepublicStanley KauffmannMurray, more often than not, is pretty unbearable; but here, playing a man who is unbearable, Murray begins convincingly, amusingly, and gets even more amusing as he metamorphoses. [15 Mar 1993, p.24]
- 80The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinThat glimmer of recognition is what makes Groundhog Day a particularly witty and resonant comedy, even when its jokes are more apt to prompt gentle giggles than rolling in the aisles.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA demonstration of the way time can sometimes give us a break.
- There were a lot of ways for this film to go stupid; it succumbs to none of them.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe funniest moments in Groundhog Day come when Phil takes sneaky advantage of his predicament-by, say, pumping a sexy woman in the local coffee shop for facts about her past and then, ''the next day,'' using the information to lure her into bed. What the movie lacks is the ingenious, lapidary comic structure that could have made these moments fuse into something tricky and wild.
- 63The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenThe Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenDial your expectations to moderate, burrow in for the duration, and you won't be disappointed - it ain't exactly springtime, but there are worse things than an amiable outing on a winter's night.
- 60Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumChicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumConsidering that none of the characters is fresh or interesting, it's a commendable achievement that the quality of the storytelling alone keeps the movie watchable and likable.