Palm Springs-Groundhog Redeux brings Something New and Humorous too

"Palm Springs" is a refreshing new take on the classic comedy "Groundhog Day" starring Bill Murray & Andie McDowell.  "Palm Springs" is one of those time warp phenomena things most people talk about.  Adam Samberg (SNL, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine) is Nyles, a 30 something, likable schlub most people love til his frat boy behaviors grow irksome.  Nyles is laid back, floating on a pizza raft, guzzling beers in the morning; every morning.  Nyles is the guest of a bridesmaid at a wedding in Palm Springs.  Here's the thing, every morning he wakes up in the same bed in the room with his narcissistic girlfriend the day of the wedding.  It doesn't take long to catch on to the recurring   routine which takes a trajectory at the wedding when he meets Sarah, the bride's sister (Cristin Milioti, "How I Met Your Mother").   Sarah is the reclusive, reluctant toast giver rescued by Nyles' hilarious toast and bizarre antics.  The two take their highballs and hightail the wedding and their chemistry ignites.  Until, Nyles is shot in the back by an arrow by a marauding ninja out to do him in.  Sarah is shocked & perplexed and pursues the action.  She see Nyles crawling into a cave.  Despite Nyles dire warning not to enter she follows in and then falls into one of those time warp zones everyone is talking about.  Sarah wakes up and begins the dreaded morning of the morning of the wedding all over again.  Deja vu, the jokes (which are aplenty) are on you.  Let's do the time warp again!  Only this time round the Bill Murray & And McDowell leads are both in on the perpetual purgatory that proves not fatal no matter how hard they try to die.  Samberg does an outstanding job ingratiating us with his unflappable humor and Milioti makes the most with her doe eyes and unflinching determination to resolve this hellish situation.  Dir. Max Barbakow does an excellent job in his directorial debut taking on a derivative of "Groundhog Day" by blending highbrow humor and earnest emotional tenderness.  J K Simmons (Roy) is the warrior out to destroy Nyles adding his unique talents as does the rest of the cast to blast this rom/com out of the stratosphere.  If you loved "Groundhog Day" {who doesn't?} you're going to love "Palm Springs;" an homage to a classic with nuanced cleverness & heart it brings!