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Analyze This

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Analyze This

Bart Tangredi, Bill Macy, Billy Crystal, Chazz Palminteri, Frank Pietrangolare, Joe Viterelli, Joseph Rigano, Kresimir Novakovic, Kyle Sabihy, Lisa Kudrow, Max Casella, Michael Straka, Molly Shannon, Richard C. Castellano, Robert De Niro, Tony Bennett

Cast Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal together in a film and it should be a sucker's bet as to who's going to be funnier and who's going to give the more nuanced performance. Somehow, though, De Niro ...( read more  read more... )walks away with most of the laughs in Analyze This, a buddy action-comedy about a mob boss (De Niro, natch) suffering from panic attacks who makes a nebbishy shrink (Crystal, natch) an offer he can't refuse--actually, it's not really an offer, it's a command. The good doctor is forced to help the gangster get in touch with his feelings. Had the brilliant TV series The Sopranos not underscored how thin and watery and shticky director-cowriter Harold Ramis's approach to such potentially rich material actually is, the movie--a hit in theaters and De Niro's biggest film ever--would seem more fresh and kicky. De Niro's definitely a hoot as the ever milder menace, and Crystal actually concentrates on giving a credible performance opposite the acting legend (alas, he doesn't turn his character's fear of his patient into inspired comedy, as Alan Arkin did in Grosse Pointe Blank). The conclusion devolves into the requisite gunplay, and Chazz Palminteri and Lisa Kudrow are criminally wasted as an opposing mob boss and Crystal's fiancée, respectively, but overall, it's breezy fun. --David Kronke

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  • SirPant
    September 25, 2009
    SirPant
    I didn't find it that funny.
  • 76Majikat
    August 19, 2009
    76Majikat
    Quite a funny take on the pre Soprannos Crime boss in need of therapy. A great comedy slant on the genre, which gives De Niro a familiar genre to play with, yet a chance to explore the Comedy genre. An enjoyable performance from Billy Crystal. The first half is definitely bett...( read more)er than the second, but it?s still worth a watch.
  • jmanard52
    May 11, 2008
    jmanard52
    Billy Crystal and Rober DeNiro shine in this great comedy.
  • AgentLexi2132
    February 3, 2008
    AgentLexi2132
    Pending Review...

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  • gatorgirl13
    January 21, 2008
    gatorgirl13
    Funny movie with the wonderful Robert De Niro
  • ythelastman89
    November 22, 2009
    ythelastman89
    A nice team up of Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, but it is no classic. The film rests upon the performances and has a very basic plot without any depth. The filming style is nothing special and has no personality. It is a shallow attempt to capitalize on two big movie stars.
  • Yelverton
    November 8, 2009
    Yelverton
    So funny, but with too many uncomfortable parts.
  • crazydannielle16
    October 14, 2009
    crazydannielle16
    Too many swear words. But it was funny. If it was less vulgar I would like it more. (But of course you need to make mobsters seem real so you gotta make em swear a little...)
  • ZRUV
    September 19, 2009
    ZRUV
    Good plot and acting.
    Would recommend it.
  • ElCochran90
    September 17, 2009
    ElCochran90
    From director Harold Ramis (Groundhog Day) comes this smart script put onto a crime film in the tradition of Scorsese and Coppola. Great Godfather reference lol. Almost impossible not to laugh.

    53/100
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