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      WHAT
      ABOUT
      BOB
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Directed
      by:
      Frank
      Oz
     
    

    
     
      Starring:
      Bill
      Murray
     
     
      Richard
      Dreyfuss
     
     
      Julie
      Hagerty
     
     
      Charlie
      Korsmo
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      About
      Bob?
      is
      one
      of
      the
      most
      enjoyable
      com-
     
     
      edies
      of
      the
      year.
      The
      humour
      is
      straight
      forward
      and
     
     
      the
      plot
      is
      simple
      which
      makes
      this
      the
      kind
      of
      com-
     
     
      edy
      that
      appeals
      to
      the
      masses.
      It
      is
      not
      one
      of
      those
     
     
      comedies
      with
      ever-so-subtle
      humour
      that
      it
      is
     
     
      unenjoyable
      trying
      to
      sift
      out
      the
      jokes
      and
      under-
     
     
      stand
      them.
      However,
      Bill
      Murray
      and
      Richard
     
     
      Dreyfuss
      are
      what
      makes
      this
      movie
      go.
      They
      are
      the
     
     
      film’s
      catalysts
      without
      a
      doubt.
      Without
      these
      two
     
     
      uproariously
      funny
      guys
      it
      would
      be
      hard
      for
      this
      film
     
     
      to
      be
      as
      funny
      and
      appealing
      as
      it
      is
      or
      for
      it
      to
      be
      the
     
     
      box
      office
      semi-smash
      it
      was
      last
      summer.
      Using
     
     
      Dreyfuss
      and
      Murray
      as
      vehicles,
      director
      Frank
      Oz
     
     
      delivers
      the
      message
      ‘*Everyone
      lovesa
      friendly
     
     
      psychotic.’’
      The
      plotissimple.
      Bob
      Wiley
      (Murray)
     
     
      is
      a
      very
      troubled
      individual.
      Very
      troubled!
      He
      is
     
     
      Scared
      of
      open
      places,
      closed
      places,
      touching
      things
     
     
      in
      public,
      contracting
      diseases,
      making
      good
      first
     
     
      impressions,
      sudden
      cardiac
      arrest,
      having
      his
      bladder
     
     
      explode,
      and
      any
      other
      phobia
      one
      possibly
      have.
      He
     
     
      also
      breaks
      into
      cold
      sweats,
      talks
      to
      himself,
      shakes,
     
     
      and
      has
      diret
      syndrome--which
      isa
      very
      rare
      disorder
     
     
      here
      one
      has
      involuntary
      periods
      of
      cursing
      profani-
     
     
      ties.
      Bob
      spends
      years
      of
      his
      life
      playing
      musical
     
     
      psychiatrists
      looking
      for
      the
      right
      doctor
      to
      help
      him.
     
     
      Enter
      Dr.
      Leo
      Marvin
      (Dreyfuss).
      His
      previous
     
     
      Hoctor
      transfers
      him
      to
      Dr.
      Marvin’scare.
      In
      one
     
     
      Session
      with
      Dr.
      Marvin
      and
      believes
      that
      there
      is
     
     
      pope
      for
      himself.
      Believing
      Dr.
      Marvin
      is
      the
      smart-
     
     
      est
      man
      ever
      (in
      fact
      our
      lovable
      psychotic
      at
      one
     
     
      point
      compares
      everyone
      else
      to
      him:
      ‘‘He’sso
      above
     
     
      WS.
      We’re
      like
      the
      ropes.
      on
      the
      Goodyear
      blimp’’),
     
     
      80b
      promptly
      follows
      his
      doctor
      on
      vacation
      to
      Lake
     
     
      Vinnapisakee
      from
      the
      city.
      He
      then
      meets
      and
     
     
      wttaches
      himself
      to
      the
      doctor’s
      family
      and
      in
      doing
     
    

    
     
      0
      irritates
      Leo
      Marvin
      to
      the
      point
      of
      extreme
      ac-
     
     
      ons.
      Murray
      is
      typically
      funny
      and
      once
      again
      deliv-
     
     
      ‘fs
      another
      brilliant
      comic
      performance.
      This
      role
      ts
     
     
      Hrobably
      the
      best
      ever
      suited
      for
      his
      talents.
      His
     
     
      ‘onchalant
      stupidity
      and
      his
      grand
      over
      drawn
      sighs
     
    

    
     
      d
      exhaling
      make
      him
      the
      perfect
      schizophrenic.
      The
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      re
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      y/
     
     
      a
      Ma
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      me
      eRe
      ape
     
     
      >
      Hei
      Nido
      g
      ares
      :
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      /
     
     
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      fl
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Pek
     
     
      oe
     
    
   
   
    
     
      real
      surprise
      lies
      in
      the
      performance
      of
      Richard
     
     
      Dreyfuss
      proving
      his
      versatility
      as
      an
      actor,
      he
      brings
     
     
      a
      comedic
      aura
      about
      him
      that
      matches,
      if
      not
      sur-
     
     
      passes,
      that
      of
      the
      wag
      Bill
      Murray.
      The
      film
      has
      a
     
     
      couple
      problems
      though.
      Firstly,
      the
      movie
      doesn’t
     
     
      realize
      that
      itis
      about
      the
      degradation
      and
      fall
      from
     
     
      stature
      of
      aman
      that
      really
      did
      not
      do
      anything
      to
     
     
      deserve
      it.
      Does
      failing
      to
      understand
      the
      needs
      of
     
     
      today’s
      kids
      qualify
      Dr.
      Marvin
      as
      a
      tragic
      hero.
      -
     
     
      This
      particular
      facet
      of
      the
      film
      is
      not
      very
      funny.
     
     
      However,
      since
      this
      film
      doesn’t
      take
      itself
      seriously
     
     
      Dr.
      Marvin’s
      fall
      from
      grace
      is
      at
      least
      better
      than
     
     
      Henry
      Turner’sin
      Regarding
      Henry.
      Secondly,
      why
     
     
      does
      the
      change
      (from
      urban
      to
      rural)
      in
      scenery
     
     
      change
      Bob’s
      popularity?
      Itis
      hard
      to
      believe
      that
     
     
      Bob
      would
      be
      perceived
      so
      differently
      in
      two
      differ-
     
     
      ent
      societies:
      asocial
      outcastin
      the
      city
      anda
      lovable
     
     
      schizophrenic
      in
      the
      country.
      Despite
      these
      minor
     
     
      shortcomings,
      What
      About
      Bob?
      isa
      very
      funny
      and
     
     
      entertaining
      film.
      Murray
      and
      Dreyfuss
      will
      tickle
     
     
      your
      funny
      bone
      and
      the
      wild
      and
      zany
      script
      will
      also
     
     
      succeed
      in
      drawing
      smiles.
      This
      film
      is
      very
      interest-
     
     
      ing
      and
      enjoyable,
      and
      worth
      renting
      even
      though
      itis
     
     
      a
      bit
      silly
      to
      be
      taken
      serious.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      OP
     
     
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