Groundhog Day

I must be missing a gene or something. Everyone else seems to love this movie; I'm less enthusiastic. I wouldn't call this a laugh riot, but the film also isn't gentle enough in its vision to be a heartwarming story either; there's a little too much of a cynical, acerbic air to really accept the emotional stuff at face value. Thus, the film winds up caught somewhere between two worlds--trapped in its own dilemma, as it were. Nor is this movie engaging for its entire length; in fact, I'm tempted to call some scenes downright boring. I guess it's good enough to avoid a HISS from the Bad Cat, but had I developed a more nuanced ratings system, this would probably get something below a MEOW.