“I guess they come back November 10th.”

From Palm Springs.

It’s November 9th, and Nyles (Andy Samberg) is a plus-one at the wedding of Tala (Camila Mendes) and Abe (Tyler Hoechlin).  While he came with his girlfriend, Misty (Meredith Hagner), their fading relationship is only further divided at the wedding, which causes Nyles to reach out to Sarah (Christin Milioti), the bride’s sister and maid-of-honor.  As the black sheep of the family, Sarah is dreading everything about the wedding except the open bar, so she decides to sneak away to the desert with Nyles.  However, the romantic mood is destroyed when Nyles is attacked by a man named Roy (J. K. Simmons) and crawls into a cave.  Despite his protests, Sarah follows the injured Nyles into the cave, and instantly wakes up in her hotel room… on the morning of November 9th.  When she realizes that she’s reliving the day before, a freaked out Sarah finds Nyles and demands an explanation.  Nyles tells Sarah that he has been stuck reliving the same day, and since she followed him into the magical cave, she’s now stuck in the loop.  Sarah tries to escape the loop, all to no avail, so she decides to give up like Nyles has and give pointlessness a chance; the more Sarah lives the day to have fun, the more bearable it becomes for both of them.  Each day, Sarah’s parents (Peter Gallagher and Jacqueline Obradors), the other wedding guests (including Chris Pang, Tongayi Chirisa, and June Squibb), and Palm Springs locals (such as Dale Dickey) continue reliably in their actions, giving Nyles and Sarah a consequence-less existence that is equal parts nightmare and paradise.  Both are haunted by their pre-loop mistakes, but instead of drawing closer, Nyles and Sarah are divided on their ideas of a repeating future together, but with time possibly running out, Nyles will soon have to make the biggest choice of his life.

Highly reminiscent of 1993’s Groundhog Day, this comedy caters to those looking for a more adult version of the time loop story.  Samberg is endearing with his awkwardness and nonchalance, and easily draws viewers into the story.  Palm Springs has some genuinely funny scenes and one-liners which makes it perfect for anyone looking for a no-thinking-required movie.

| Rated: R | Running Time: 90 minutes |Genre: comedy/romance|

||Family Viewing||Cursing: 6* of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 4 of 10|Gore: 4 of 10

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