This time round it is the low-fi indie rom-com that gets the Groundhog Day treatment - think early Linklater doing a Richard Curtis movie - and with great success. Andy Samberg finds himself stuck in a time loop at a wedding, only to be joined in it by the dour Cristin Milioti as the maid of honour, and it is the development of their situation and relationship that takes us on a very sharp, funny and warm journey. There is a world-weary honesty about both characters that gives their reactions to different situations a pleasurably humorous edge, with a terrific Samberg at his sardonic best and Milioti providing a sharp but grounded foil to his performance, plus J.K.Simmons proving to be another comic treat here in this very funny and hugely enjoyable film. Don't miss the very sweet early-end-credits scene.
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