Doc was scumbag and stupid

I did like the film, but there's some obvious stuff about it that seems to go by unnoticed.

Doc has a girlfriend he's supposed to be madly in love with, and desperately needs for emotional support. Yet after the first glance of postmistress, he starts going after her. People like to excuse that as normal behavior, but think about it: when he showed up with wine at her place, do you think he wanted someone to talk cricket with? Of course not. He was looking to bone her. And then he has the balls to get upset with his girlfriend for her dishonesty in cheating on him, because honesty is his big guiding life principle? Sure, like after he boned postmistress he planned on telling girlfriend about it. Just like he told her about his attempted dating on the phone. Jeez.

Also, I know it's a light comedy and nothing should be taken too seriously, but he was as dumb as a box of frozen fish. He should have been able to see from way far away that the cricket wasn't real. (If nothing else, the cricket field being built on a precipitous slope leading down to the cliff should have been a clue.) He thinks that the special in the restaurant is for real? He thinks that everyone in town really went off at 8:00 to watch Entertainment Tonight? Catching a cold, glassy-eyed fish didn't seem weird? And my personal favorite: he thought it perfectly normal that bills were stapled into the pier all the time, just for him to find? I found it hard to know how much suspension of disbelieve we were supposed to shoot for there. He's supposed to be both a competent doctor and dumb as hell?

Also, after his first day doctorin', he feels so overworked that he doesn't think he can last the month? He was taking notes on a clipboard, sticking tongue depressors down throats, etc. Most people would consider that a pretty easy day.