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Movie Review: 'Groundhog Day'

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Pros:  Wonderfully written script, fine acting, good chemistry between Murray and MacDowell Cons:  None! Phil: What would you do if you were stuck in one place and every day was exactly the same, and nothing that you did mattered? Ralph: That about sums it up for me. Imagine, if you will, being in a place where you'd rather not be and with people you'd rather not associate with but have to because it's part of your job. Add to this situation an acerbic, almost misanthropic attitude, a big ego, and very few redeeming qualities -- such as a knack for presenting your local news channel's weather segment -- and  voila!  You're exactly like Bill Murray's Phil Connors in 1993's romantic comedy/fantasy  Groundhog Day. Imagine, as well, what  you  would do if, for some bizarre reason, you were forced to relive the same day over and over and  over  again, with endless variations and possibilities. After all,  you  remember all that has gone before but