Bob Wiley (Bill Murray) has a lot of problems. Or, at least, he thinks he does. He has seen numerous therapists over the years, to no avail. Now he ends up in the New York City office of psychiatrist Dr. Leo Marvin (Richard Dreyfuss), who diagnoses Bob as "an almost paralyzed multi-phobic personality who is in a constant state of panic." Dr. Marvin gives Bob a copy of his new book, Baby Steps. Bob finds help and feels relief from the doctor and his book immediately. Hooray!

But Bob is also a persistent patient. "I need, I need." He oversteps the boundaries of the doctor-patient relationship by following the Marvins to their summer home at Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. Leo is infuriated, and grows more so by the minute. Everybody else finds Bob to be a fun and likable guy, including the rest of Leo's family: his wife Fay (Julie Hagerty), his daughter Anna (Kathryn Erbe) and his son Sigmund "Siggy" (Charlie Korsmo). Maybe all Bob needs is a few friends and a few new experiences.

Is this film a comedy or a thriller? That last paragraph sounds as if the plot could go either way, doesn't it? Is Bob a threat to anyone, and to Dr. Marvin specifically? Or is he just a troubled person who is beginning to become more socialized, and more "normal?" Since Murray is at work here, we're pretty sure all along that this is a comedy. Isn't it funny, too, how the more normalized a "crazy" person gets, the crazier a seemingly "normal" person can become? Evidently, normalcy is a sliding scale. Maybe we can boil this story down to that one simple statement.

It sure is fun to watch two veteran actors at work here. Their scenes of physical comedy -- individually, and together -- are hilarious. The friendship that Bob and Siggy develop is great to watch, too. And if you like to catch regional accents, watch for Murray's Chicagoland roots to surface in his conversation during the Good Morning, America interview. Some things, you just can't disguise.

Vacationers and locals who are familiar with the Winnipesaukee region will notice right away that the movie was not filmed there. Smith Mountain Lake in Virginia served as the stand-in. I add this information, in case you think you will somehow spot the Marvin house in New Hampshire. Sorry, you won't. You WILL find lots of other vacation homes instead.

What About Bob? offers fun viewing for all. Fans of Murray or Dreyfuss, or both, should be amused and pleased.