I t didn’t take long for Groundhog Day, the 1993 comedy about a contemptuous television weather reporter who repeats the same day over and over, to gain cult classic status. It

Every year on February 2 in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, a little groundhog named Phil may or may not see his shadow and predict either six more weeks of winter or an early spring. Some wait with bated breath,

That is the marvelous fantasy device of Harold Ramis' "Groundhog Day," and with Bill Murray delivering the most mature performance of his career, it has a romantic charm to match its freshness and its constant good humor.