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How others will see it. Groundhog Day is a classic. It has seeped into the American popular culture. Most people will like the funny parts of the movie, accept the duller romantic parts, and suffer willingly through the slow parts, such as Murray feeding soup to a homeless elderly man, etc.
How I felt about it. Poor Bill Murray. In order to score with MacDowell, he has to develop significant skills (boogie piano playing, ice sculpting), he has to become Mighty Mouse to all members of the community in sudden need, he has to learn the names and situations of all residents and visitors of Punxsutawney (yes, I looked up how to spell it), and he has to develop his compassionate and sensitive side.
In other words, he has to become the coolest guy in town, and only then is he desirable enough to score with MacDowell. Bill, just show her your paycheck for making Groundhog Day. All those zeroes will impress anyone.
Is the story concept original? The best cultural relation I came up with was Leisure Suit Larry, or some similar computer adventure game where the object is to get laid. But that's not really Murray's goal, he just wants to get past Groundhog Day.
But why? Would anyone want to leave such an environment? Murray quickly becomes so familiar with the day's events that he achieves commanding knowledge of personalities and events. He is all-knowing, but not all powerful, since he and all he is done that day returns to factory defaults at 6 AM. Think of the endless variety of fun he could have with the blonde girl who hangs arounds; he only tries it once but there's no end to the variations in this ageless and consequence-free playground.
A question. Why does Murray have to become perfect to become good enough for MacDowell? She's attractive, more or less, rather bright, and would be more fun to take to the next Bill Murray movie than, say, Nicole Kidman, who would likely be glacial towards you.
Still, does he have to sing her a tune, and promise her the moon? If that's what it takes to hold her, he'd best let her go. It won't be a rose garden, along with the sunshine. There's got to be a little rain sometimes. You see, Bill Murray may have to relive Groundhog Day over and over again. But it's my fate to have a playlist of pop country songs from the early seventies in my head. I love... little baby ducks...