Analyze That (2002)
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27% of critics liked it
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45% of users liked it
(173,813 ratings)
Everyone's favorite neurotic mafia boss (with the possible exception of Tony Soprano) is out of prison and back on the couch in this sequel to the hit comedy Analyze This. Ever since he ended up behind bars, mob leader Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) has been in sad shape, alternately weeping like a… More Everyone's favorite neurotic mafia boss (with the possible exception of Tony Soprano) is out of prison and back on the couch in this sequel to the hit comedy Analyze This. Ever since he ended up behind bars, mob leader Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) has been in sad shape, alternately weeping like a child and singing favorite tunes from West Side Story. Fearful of his emotional stability, prison officials release Vitti into the custody of his psychiatrist, Dr. Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal), but this is far more responsibility than Sobel wants -- he's having troubles with his family after the recent death of his father, also an analyst, and has been overworked since taking over his late father's practice. Sobel becomes even more exasperated when he learns Vitti will be moving into his home, which is especially upsetting for Sobel's wife, Laura (Lisa Kudrow). As Sobel tries to get to the root of Vitti's problems -- which are very much real, even if he was faking his symptoms behind bars -- he tries to help Vitti find a straight job, which is hardly easy for a man of his temperament. And adding to all this confusion, several members of Vitti's old crew are after him, determined to insure that he doesn't pass along any incriminating information. Analyze That also features Cathy Moriarty-Gentile, Joseph Viterelli, and baseball legend Yogi Berra. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Harold Ramis
- Written By
- Peter Steinfeld, Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis
- Genres
- Comedy
- In Theaters
- Dec 6, 2002 Wide
- Studio
- Warner Bros.
Critic Reviews
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Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
I can analyze this movie in three words: Thumbs Friggin' Down.
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Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
thin, flat and largely forgettable, as De Niro and Crystal trudge through with all the enthusiasm of John Madden at a salad bar.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
An offer we can most definitely refuse.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Feels unnecessary.
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Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
Where the first movie struck just the right tone, blending anxiety attacks with machine-gun attacks to come up with a comic La Cosa Neurosis, this picture consistently goes too far in all directions.
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Cast
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Robert De Niro
as Paul Vitti
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Billy Crystal
as Dr. Ben Sobel
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Lisa Kudrow
as Laura Sobel
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Joe Viterelli
as Jelly
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Reg Rogers
as Raoul Berman
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John Finn
as Richard Chapin
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Kyle Sabihy
as Michael Sobel
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Callie Thorne
as Agent Cerrone
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Pat Cooper
as Masiello
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Frank Gio
as Lou Rigazzi
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Donnamarie Recco
as Sheila
- Yogi Berra
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Cathy Moriarty
as Patti LoPresti
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Thomas Rosales Jr.
as Coyote
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Raymond Franza
as Eddie
- Anthony LaPaglia
- Brian Rogalski
- James Biberi
- Jerome Le Page
- Joseph Bono






