Sarah (Christina Milioti) is Maid of Honor at her sister's (Camila Mendes) wedding and is just trying to hook up with moderately charming guest, Nyles (Andy Samberg), when he is shot by a bow-wielding lunatic named Roy (J.K. Simmons). She follows him into a glowing cave only to find that this has now trapped her in a time loop, reliving the same day over and over. Nyles, who has been stuck in the loop for God knows how long, explains the ropes: nothing matters, choices are immaterial, and the future is forever but always the same. Slowly, these two immature adults grow as people while confronting their own demons and Roy, who is pretty pissed about the whole "trapped in time" thing.
This leans into the nihilistic humor of Groundhog Day but manages to not lose the kernel of hopefulness that underlies that movie. Samberg is Samberg and your mileage will vary on how much you enjoy his particular schtick, but Milioti is very good in this. It's not a bad hungover/sick with a cold watch either. It's light, entertaining, and isn't going to tax any brain cells. Currently streaming on Hulu.
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