An average movie

I always been a huge fan of ‘Groundhog Day’ and, in my opinion, it is one of the very best romantic-comedies ever made. A few years later, it seems that Harold Ramis was going again for another clever rom-com with some fantasy elements, also starring Andie MacDowell in the love interest so I had some rather high expectations with this flick. This time, instead of Bill Murray, they went for Michael Keaton who was a great choice. Eventually, I thought it was a fairly entertaining feature but I can’t say I wasn’t really blown away. The main difference between this movie and ‘Groundhog Day’ is that even though ‘Groundhog Day’ was also based on some rather dubious and preposterous concept, it worked because it went way beyond that, giving us an awesome main character, some great jokes and even some sentimental moments that actually worked. Here, sure, the gimmick was fairly entertaining but that was pretty much the only thing this movie had to offer. I have to admit it, Michael Keaton delivered a solid performance and the guy was quite entertaining but the whole thing was still missing something to become something more than just a gimmick. To conclude, in spite of its flaws, I still think it is a decent comedy and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10