What About Bob is about a man with almost every mental disability there is (he's scared of everything) who gets terribly attached to his new psychiatrist, Dr Leo Marvin.
Bob is a lovely man, though clearly mad. He follows Leo Marvin who is on a family holiday in Martha's Vineyard. Leo's family befriend Bob against Leo's wishes, and Bob ends up spending a lot more time with Leo's family than intended and hilarity ensues - right?
Well, some of it is funny. Bob does manage to create some bizarre moments because of his strange collection of mental ailments.
Leo gets more and more stressed and angry due to Bob who - it seems - it actually doing a lot of good for the rest of the family. Leo ends up being more mad than Bob.
Bill Murray's character is funny and lovable and, in that sense, it's a sweet film about a misunderstood man. However, Dr Leo Marvin is, at first, a realistic representation of a typical working father - he wants his kids to grow up his way, and wants to lead his life his way. He's very stuck in his ways and surprisingly unkind for a psychiatrist...his character nearing the end of the film got a bit tiring. He just gets more stressed and more angry.
So I suppose it's a film about the negative businessman reading a book by its cover. A good enough message, I suppose.
This message is definitely better than the comedy - I chuckled a bit.
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