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My Review of "Palm Springs"

The repeat the day genre got a new movie entry and it's not too bad!

By Brian AnonymousPublished 3 years ago 4 min read
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Palm Springs just came out in December of 2020. I have to admit it was one of my anticipated movies of the year when I first heard about it through a trailer. I'm a sucker for Groundhog Day movies. The most recent ones that came out was Happy Death Day and Happy Death Day 2 U. They put a nice little horror element to it but it wasn't really scary. Palm Springs adds a few new twists to this genre as well.

The movie starts out with a guy named Nyles. He wakes up nonchalantly to his girlfriend's wake up call. This guy seems like he's just going through the motions in the morning. Even as he's having sex with his girlfriend it seems like there's no life in him at all. He's a plus one to a wedding that his girlfriend is a bride's maid to. The movie starts to pick up when he gets to the wedding.

At the wedding we meet a woman named Sarah. She's the maid of honor to her younger sister's wedding. She is not enjoying the day and it becomes that much worse when she finds out that she has to make a speech in front of the guests for the wedding. Obviously she hasn't prepared anything so she's scared and uncomfortable for what she is going to get herself into. Seeing that Sarah is in trouble Nyles comes out of nowhere and picks up the microphone.

No one really knows who Nyles is and he doesn't look like he belongs there. Confusingly, he's able to make a grand speech about the loving wedded couple that makes everyone love him. There is also something weird about him though. He seems to know exactly what is going to happen wherever he goes. He's able to grab drinks out of nowhere and save people from falling.

Nyles' is making eyes at Sarah to dance with him and Sarah refuses his advances. Sarah discovers who Nyles is and refuses to advance with him knowing that he has a girlfriend. Even more strange Nyles is able to prove that his girlfriend has been unfaithful to him by leading Sarah to see his girlfriend cheating on him.

Needless to say Sarah takes a liking to him. They take off closer to the beach where they get some alone time together. Out of nowhere this mysterious character comes out and shoots arrows at Nyles. Nyles is eventually hit by some of the arrows and staggers off. Worried, Sarah follows Nyles as he warns her not to follow him. Seeing as this is a movie that's just starting off, she of course follows him through a mysterious cave.

She soon discovers that she shouldn't have followed him as now they both are repeating the day over and over again to no end. This is where the Groundhog Day elements come in.

It's fun because the two go through the same emotions as all of the other Groundhog Day movies but this movie has more than one player stuck on repeat. I find this adds an extra element to the genre because it's almost like being stuck on an island with someone for the rest of your life. You know exactly what's going to happen but the process is actually the really fun part of the movie.

They even added a mysterious villain to the mix which was a little twist that I wasn't expecting at all. He really didn't have to be added to the movie to be enjoyable but it was a fun little addition to the movie. The whole cast build a really fun vibe to the movie and made it extremely fun to watch.

Their antics made me wonder what I would do if I was stuck in that kind of situation. Technically money and material possessions would not even be a factor anymore. The cool thing is that you'd be able to retain your knowledge so technically you can become a genius at anything you want. It also means that you have eternal youth.

Overall, I was really happy with this movie. It was entertaining from start to finish. It was a pleasant addition to the Amazon Prime library. If you liked the Groundhog Day genre of films then you have to check this movie out. I have to give this movie a 7 out of 10. It was extremely enjoyable and I think I would probably go watch this movie through again one day.

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About the Creator

Brian Anonymous

I have tons of opinions that change constantly. I watch a lot of movies and play video games. There are some articles on my struggles with languages and dance as well.

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