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Film review: Palm Springs

At last,a rom com worth watching says Linda Marric

April 8, 2021 16:25
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Two wedding guests form a budding romance in this Groundhog Day-esque romantic comedy starring Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Cristin Milioti (The Wolf of Wall Street). Directed by Max Barbakow, Palm Springs also features a hilarious turn from Oscar winner JK Simmons.

Samberg plays Nyles, a guest at plush destination wedding in Palm Springs alongside his girlfriend (Meredith Hagner). Seemingly bored with the whole affair, Nyles forms a bond with Sarah (Milioti), the bride’s sister who feels as out of place as he does. The two soon hit it off and end up drunkenly kissing on the beach.

Things turn surreal when the next day Sarah wakes up with a strong sense of déjà vu, soon realising that she is reliving the same day.

It soon transpires that Nyles has been reliving the same day for an eternity and has somehow dragged her into his living nightmare.