It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Good movie, but best of all time? Hardly . . .

Admirable film.

One of the best comedies of ALL time. It is pure classic comedy with a heartwarming storyline that can be watched over and over, without losing any lustre. Dreyfuss is surprisingly brilliant as the tense and rapidly unraveling Doctor, and Murray plays his funniest and most unforgettable character - the very charming and loveable Bob. There are some wonderful support characters too - especially the morbid son of the doctor, played perfectly by a young Charlie Korsmo. If you don't laugh at this, you don't have a soul.

'What About Bob' is one of those early 90's comedies that had a point but made an effort to feel genuine. Comedies nowadays in the 2010's feel so distant and over-produced, and formulaic, it's very refreshing to watch one of those older generation flicks every once in a while.There's much...much to be done in what the film means to achieve, in so little time, just under 1hr40min. It's pretty remarkable they managed to squeeze in about enough that the film and ending in particular don't feel completely rushed to the point of reaching random levels.It's very good with some details, for e.g. how annoying and realistically annoying they made Bill Murray (I want, I need I need I need !) and the sense of pure antipathy established in the very first seconds the two protagonists meet. Dreyfuss certainly does well and anyone would remember his facial expression of pure disgust for another person, but perhaps it would've been desirable he would completely leave a rather conventional acting style, however fine, and gone totally headfirst deep into the role.It's a pretty good comedy. Again, it's really fairly ambitious. It's no masterpiece, but it's very memorable, it's fun, and it's got a very interesting moral to it too.7.5/10.

Bill Murray, Richard Dreyfuss, Julie Hagerty, Charlie Korsmo and Kathryn Erbe star in this 1991 comedy. This begins in New York where we meet Bob Wiley (Murray), a misanthrope who meets psychiatrist, Leo Marvin (Dreyfuss) who is about to spend a month on vacation with his family in New Hampshire. After Leo tries to help Bob with his illness, Bob tracks him down at his lake house and starts getting on his nerves. Hagerty (Airplane) plays Leo's wife, Fay, Korsmo (Dick Tracy) plays their son, Siggy and Erbe (Law & Order) plays Anna, their daughter. This is a good comedy and Murray & Dreyfuss are great in it. I recommend this.

Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) is a wacky oddball. Doctor Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss) is a confident NY psychotherapist who is looking forward to a "Good Morning America" appearance to push his book. A colleague pawns Bob off to Leo as a new patient. Bob is immediately attached to Leo and his book's advise of Baby Steps. When Leo tells Bob that he's going on vacation with his family, Bob can't take it and tracks him down. Leo thinks his life is great, but not everything is going as well as he supposes. His townie neighbors hate him. His son is afraid to dive. His daughter hates to be over-analyzed and has normal boy troubles. His wife could do with more consideration from Leo. And worst of all, everybody loves Bob.Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfuss make for a great odd couple. They are both doing something within their skill sets. Bill Murray is especially wacky in this, and Dreyfuss plays annoyed very well without being completely unlikeable. One could certainly understand Leo's point of view, but it's also obvious how wrong he is.