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Due to the repetitive nature of time loop movies, they have to be done right in order to keep the audience engaged the whole time. Palm Springs does it right. This film does a great job of keeping things fresh. Andy Samberg shows that he's more than just a goofball, and Cristin Milioti proves, once again, why she should have had a more prominent role on How I Met Your Mother. I wish this film were a little less vulgar, so it would be accessible to a broader audience, because I think more people should take a trip with Palm Springs.

I am not sure that time loop movies should be an entire movie genre. I am not sure that we needed another version of Groundhog's Day. I am not sure this movie should have attempted to explain the quantum physics involved in its plot. But I am 100% sure that I enjoyed watching it. I was genuinely amused, surprised, and touched thanks to some pretty great writing and performances. I walked in thinking the movie should not exist, and I walked away glad that it happened anyway. That's a pretty big compliment.

I was expecting a conventional rom-com where the guy meets the girl, but this one has a little twist. It's smart-funny, well written some of the shots are gorgeous and very wholesome. It's a fresh take for this type of "genre".

This is a six (point...twenty-five...). The start of the film is actually pretty good and you 'd think that this will get funnier and funnier but halfway through it gets closer to romance than comedy and loses it's pace. Acting is ok, storyline is cool...but for about 45 minutes. Then the script changes tone and becomes a neo-melo-dramatic hipster-esque conversational piece.

The 8s 9z and 10z here are rather misleading... 6,25/10.

Or is it? Sometimes you can't tell. Also while this is reminiscent of a Bill Murray classic, it does not contain the moral lesson. At least it is not meant to be taken that way. Doesn't mean there is not good things happening and characters developing. It just not as attached to the story or rather resolution as the Murray movie was.

Having said that, this also is more in the R-rated territory. So while it has some nice moments, it also isn't afraid of pulling punches. This is really funny and the two leads give it their all. Even JK Simmons who's barely in it, is as grounded (no pun intended) as he always is. But it is about the chemistry of the two lead actors and it really translates more than well. Brooklyn 99 fans and/or Lonely Island fans don't need me to tell them this anyway. Yes he also did SNL, which seems ages away ... comedy is his thing, no doubt about it.

For a film that rips its premise off the ultimate time loop movie, "Groundhog Day," "Palm Springs" is surprisingly unpredictable and exceedingly charming. It's got an anarchic anything goes vibe and a pair of vibrant actors, Andy Samberg and Cristin Milioti, who also happen to have a ton of chemistry together. It's a movie for our very troubled times and seems tailor made for a quarantined audience, where day bleeds into day and the repetition of the weekly grind is sending many of us to the loony bin. The sweet message at the center of this otherwise naughty film is that it's not the what we do that keeps us happy but rather the who we do it with. It's all about appreciating the little things that make life worth living moment to moment rather than focusing all of our energies on the big things that we chase at the risk of letting peace and contentment pass us right on by.

This message is most effectively encapsulated in the character played by J.K. Simmons, who spends the first half of the movie trying to kill Andy Samberg and then has a great scene toward the end that makes the most mundane situation imaginable seem like a little piece of heaven. How I can relate to that right now.....

Grade: A-

Movie was okayish at best. Definitely not worth 9/10 rating people are giving it. Good for a one time watch.

I really wasn't expecting a ton from this movie, I expected a pretty decent romantic comedy and I also love Andy so I was excited to give it a shot. But WOW was I very very pleasantly surprised!! I literally started it over immediately after finishing it cause I liked it so much. Completely not what I was expecting but I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. I laughed out loud multiple times, and the story is completely amazing in my opinion. Highly recommend if you're wanting a quirky comedy, but it also has very cute moments. LOVED it. I hope it gets the recognition it deserves.

Palm Springs is a fun time loop comedy. Mainly because it assumes that the audience is familiar with the Groundhog Day concept so it hits the ground running.

Nyles (Andy Samberg ) has been reliving the same day for ages. He goes to the wedding each day of a friend of his live in girlfriend Misty (Meredith Hagner) who is also cheating on him.

At the wedding Nyles hooks up with the bride's sister Sarah (Cristin Milioti) who has got sloshed at the wedding.

Later Nyles is attacked by a stranger with a crossbow and runs for safety.

He then relives the day again. Only this time Sarah is in the time loop with him. She followed him into a cave that contained some kind of a time vortex.

Sarah has to get used to her new life like Nyles. However she plans to escape from the time loop. She also gets Nyles to confront the stranger who keeps attacking him.

This is an enjoyable romantic comedy. The two leads have a good chemistry. It is a good reworking of Groundhog Day as well as Russian Doll as the characters reveal a little more about themselves on each new day.

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Apart from the obvious similarities and their collaboration as a father-son pair in That's My Boy (2012), Andy Samberg is the new Adam Sandler in one more respect-they are such goofballs that their acting chops often go unnoticed.

Samberg is a revelation in Palm Springs in what is easily his career-best role. The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star alongside Cristin Milioti (The Mother from HIMYM) dazzle as a pair of cynical wedding guests stuck in a time loop.

Riding on the legendary coattails of Groundhog Day (1993), Director Max Barbakow still manages to surprise you with some amazing twists and dollops of laugh-out-loud moments, springing up at the places you least expect them to.

Oscar-winner JK Simmons is brilliant as usual in a role that has very little screen time but makes a powerful impact.

A perfect romantic comedy during these tough times. Highly recommended.

Im not gonna spoil anything or say anything else about the movie, if you've watched the trailer your just thinking to yourself "oh another groundhog day". This movie goes beyond what it is intended and leaves you laughing and feeling better than before you watched it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

This movie is utterly wonderful. It's heartfelt, romantic, real, and topical. It made me think, laugh, and cry.

The Groundhog Day setup may seem stale, but they get so many fresh ideas out of the concept that it solidifies this film as a future cult classic.

I was never really a Samberg fan. I am now!

It's a pretty simple movie, nothing memorable but I still like it. They could have easily over-complicated the science or love story it to make it seem more savvy or romantic to leave an impression but they didn't. It's funny but it's not that funny and it's really how I'd imagine most people would spend their days if they were stuck. It's just a fun movie, there's nothing new about the concept but the actors chemistry makes up for it I think. I still have a couple questions like did that grandma know they were stuck when she wished them luck or did the writers just put that in to mess with us? I don't have much to say because it's one of those movies you finish watching and then go on the rest of your day like nothing happened, it's a good watch if you're bored, not many movies are worth a watch and forgettable at the same time.

It's rare to get a time loop film that is not repetitive, but full of fresh scenes from beginning to the end. The story is fun and it's enjoyable to watch.

... but re-dimensioned in such a way that the films it copies will look a little less appealing next time it comes to replaying them - whether it be in the past, the present or the future.

I was flipping through Hulu one night and saw this movie pop up, I saw it was Andy Sanberg and the cute chick from HIMYM, I thought hey maybe it'll be good for a chuckle, and if not, eh who cares. But it was a perfect late night gem, I love coming across movies or shows that I genuinely like by accident and with no expectations going in.