Review of Bob Roberts (1992) by Spangle — 11 Aug 2014
What About Bob? is a funny little comedy that does not try to do too much and is largely successful thanks to the great performance from Bill Murray. The comedy works for the most part and it is easy to watch and enjoy due to how light it is.
The script is also pretty good and the characters are well-written. There is not too much going on here that differentiates it from other odd couple comedies, so there is not too much to say about this one that has not been said for plenty of other movies.
Richard Dreyfuss is fine, though I do wish his character was not so over the top. He plays a good counter to Murray, but his character overdoes is a bit for my liking. The ending is also not very good and is very, very over the top.
The whole film is a little odd and unrealistic, but the ending takes it to a whole 'nother level, which is way too much for my liking. The film as a whole is pretty easy watching and not to be taken too seriously, so it is hard to get mad at it, especially since Murray is so great here.
This review of Bob Roberts (1992) was written by Spangle on 11 August 2014.
Bob Roberts has generally received positive reviews.
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