Nyles (Andy Samberg, Brooklyn 99) is the guy in the loop, stuck forever attending a wedding in the desert outside Palm Springs. Its obvious he's been there a while, and he uses his awareness to hit on Sarah (Cristin Milioti, How I Met Your Mother), sister of the bride and loathing every minute she is attending this wedding. Nyles does the artful dance around the reception, knowing everyone's moves before they do, knowing exactly what to say and when. And it catches Sarah's attention, ending up with them in the desert making out. Then Roy (JK Simmons, Law & Order) shows up and shoots Nyles with an arrow. Nyles flees into a cave, Sarah chasing after to assist. Bad move.
The cave is the science-magic catalyst and anyone who goes in stays in This Day, well actually not the day, but for the waking day --- as long as they stay awake they stay in this time. Nod off, and *poof* they wake up back on the morning of Nov 9. Nyles has been doing this for a VERY VERY long time, long enough that he has given up trying to understand or change it, and has become one with the loop. Sarah's not having that shit. She goes through the Stages of Timeloops with Nyles (anger, suicide, resignation, fun) until she ends up at the Fix It stage. But... but... but... Nyles wants to stay!
As much as this movie is about the timeloop, its still a romantic comedy and focuses rather heavily on the metaphor timeloops present for people who don't truly live their lives (*cough*). Nyles and Sarah are stuck together and the loop allows them to really, truly get to know each other. Do they get better as people, do they learn from the endless time they have been given, do they learn to treat time passing as a precious commodity. I really liked the way this movie balanced the concept of the timeloop with what the story wanted to say about the characters. And a dialed-back Samberg is rather charming. If you didn't guess, a definitive enjoyment, this movie was.
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