2021 * PG-13 * 1h 38m I'm a big fan of time travel movies. But the sub-genre of time loop films usually don't do a whole lot for me. Mainly because they so often are just variations of "Groundhog Day." If you're going to do a remake, at least do something different with it. I though this one was a little different with the teen romance element added to it.
Meet Mark (Kyle Allen), your average teenager growing up in middle-class suburbia. We first see him as the family has breakfast, getting ready to start the day. He goes through the motions of anticipating everything his various family members will do, a spit second before they do it. You wonder, what the heck is going on here? Then you find out he's in a time loop where, no matter what he does, the day will repeat itself at midnight and he he starts the same routine over and over again.
Then one day he spots a cute girl Margaret (Kathryn Newton), who he suspects may be facing the same, weird predicament. Sure enough, she's caught in the same time loop! So the two of them start having fun with their situation, doing more outrageous things with each passing day. And needless to say, they eventually strike up a romance.
I thought the film was a slightly different take on "Groundhog Day," and they even reference the classic movie in this movie. The two leads had a definite chemistry and everyone seemed to have fun filming it. If you're up for a fun, teen rom-com, check this one out.
3 1/2 out of five stars.
Streaming on Prime Video.
