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GROUNDHOGMurray finds a wonderful lifeContinued from Page 1he finally accepts his fate to redo the same day over forever.Now it gets really interesting. What happens when a person knows he can do anything he wants and everything willso “the next day” he can use the information to land them in bed.But in the end, Phil discovers that exactly known for being sincere and self-indulgence can't keep his atten- giving.tion for the long run. He learns slowly, very slowly (we get the idea thatbe erased the next he has had to repeat the same dayhe needs to give love first. This is no trial and error; he doesn’t receivesmall accomplishment. After all, any guidance from divine entitiesBill Murray plays Phil, and he’s not with an agenda to push.“Groundhog Day” is being released only today, but already there’s a timeless quality about it. By filming the story in rustic Wood-stock, Punxsutawney, Pa., comes offThough not as dense or layered as either “It’s a Wonderful Life” or “Amorning? Phil does the obvious. He for about three centuries to get it Christmas Carol,” “Groundhog as a modern-day Bedford Falls arobs an armored car (he knows just right) that giving, not getting, is the Day” celebrates the human capacity place where lessons in life’s priori-when the guards won t be looking). key to self-fulfillment. He learns that for goodness in a special way, for in ties are administered to needy soulssic satisiies his libido b\ gtiiling his to secure the attentions of his TV this fantasy Phil learns the lessons amidst a background of Rockwellianfemale targets about their interests producer Rita (Andie MacDowell), of eternal happiness through his own splendor.
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Arlington Heights Daily Herald Suburban Chicago
Arlington Heights, Illinois, US
Fri, Feb 12, 1993
Page 274
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