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Bob Wiley is a severe hypochondriac. His life is ruled by his fear of germs, going outside and his bladder exploding. When he meets his new therapist, the egotistical Leo Marvin, he starts to feel better about his fears. However, that's all dashed when Marvin tells Bob he's going on vacation for a month. Desperate and unable to deal with this, Bob follows Leo and his family to their vacation spot on the lake. Now, this may sound like a stalker movie-but trust me, it's anything but that.
"What About Bob?" is one of those incredibly underrated comedies that everyone seemed to have watched back when it came out ($60 million against a $30 million budget), but no-one seems to remember watching. It's quite a shame really, because the unlikely pairing of Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss is excellent. It's sort of your standard snob vs. slob story, but with the twist of patient vs. doctor. In some ways it's sort of a modern day "The Odd Couple". Bob is an absolute mess, whereas Dr. Marvin is (or at least he thinks he is) perfect in every way.
The only legitimate complaint with the film is that Leo Marvin's anger towards Bob Wiley is too much too soon. It would have been nice to see Marvin's anger slowly build and build and build to it culminating to Marvin introducing Bob to "death therapy". But, that one gripe aside, "What About Bob?" needs to be seen. It's underrated, smart and incredibly funny.
score 8/10
tuckerconstable-07055 14 September 2017
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