| Actors:
| Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palminteri, Kresimir Novakovic | | Format:
| Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Warner Home Video | | Run Time:
| 103 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| August 17, 1999 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 156 reviews |
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11 of 12 found the following review helpful:
 Lots of sparks, few fireworks in Mafia comedyMar 23, 2002
By Matthew Horner
Once again we have a movie centered on the Italian Mafia. There have been so many movies, both serious and comic, on this subject that we tend to know in advance every possible outcome. The twist here is rather clever. Mob boss Paul Vitti [Robert De Niro] is having an emotional crisis that is interfering with his work. He confides in his right-had man, Jelly [Joe Viterilli]. Coincidentally, Jelly's car was rear-ended the day before by a prominent psychiatrist, Ben Sobel [Billy Crystal]. They go to Sobel's office, where Vitti demands to be cured of his problem. Sobel agrees to treat him. It's not as though he has much of a choice. Sobel now has a number of problems to deal with. His profession deals with people's emotions. Vitti is from a world where real emotion is thwarted by a macho code of behavior. Only Jelly knows he is seeing a shrink. For the rest of the mob to know would bring dishonor. Sobel is also about to get married, or he thinks he is. What he quickly finds out is that working for Vitti means he is on call twenty-four hours a day. This ensures that the wedding day will be a disastrous one. Soon the FBI is investigating Sobel for gang related activities. His life is seriously disrupted, yet he secretly finds it exhilirating. There are several good sight gags in Analyze This. When Sobel runs his car into the rear of Jelly's Lincoln, the trunk pops open to reveal to all the world a man tied up inside. Jelly's efforts to distract Sobel are hysterical. There are also several clever dream sequences, which play havoc with Freudian psychology. This is the first picture in a long time where the talented Billy Crystal is always in command, even in his scenes with the great De Niro. His character gives him an opportunity to stretch his comedic abilities. De Niro has lately been stretching his own enormous range. This is his second comedy in two years, the first being the much better written political satire Wag the Dog.
The only time he falters is in the first scene in which he cries. It's a rather startling display, but once you get used to it, it's suitable to the part he is playing. In any case, it is quite clear that he is mastering the comedy genre, which many actors claim is the hardest one to play well. Do not go into Analyze This expecting that, since it has an extraordinary cast, it is going to be somehow superior. Go in expecting only to be entertained. I imagine you will enjoy yourself if you don't try to analyze it.
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
It's great go and see itApr 09, 2000
By Amir Ghodrati
This movie has great performances all around. It is very funny. I liked seeing Robert DeNiro cry. How could anyone dislike this comic look into the mafia.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Very Funny - but someone kill Lisa KudrowJun 15, 1999
This film is hilarious. It borrows from all the gangster themes and really works as a comedy with an original story with elements of a spoof too. Crystal and DeNiro are superb, as are the supporting cast of gangsters. However, who cast Lisa Kudrow in this? She has shown yet again that the only role she can play is Phoebe. Her part is small but she still manages to be just as annoying as always. Really out of her depth in this company.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
"Analyze This" is Clearly the Best!!!!!Oct 02, 1999
What a cast!!!!! This movie is so good that I couldn't stay on my sofa. If you love comedy, then "Analyze This" is the movie to see. There is so much wonderful humor that will keep you watching this movie over and over. I hope you take my word for it, because if you don't see this movie, you will regret it!!
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Flat EndingSep 21, 1999
Funny bits and performances, but ultimately unsatisfying. The problem, I believe, is with the film's flat climax -- it just wasn't all that funny, or thrilling, or dramatic. Too bad. Crystal and De Niro give their usual excellent performances. Lisa Kudrow, however, steps right out of some sitcom with an annoying, winey wife-to-be performance in a throwaway subplot. The FBI subplot was one big cliche. The colors on the DVD seem over-saturated (I had to turn the color way down on my TV), and the night/dark-room shots had too much contrast. Still, it's worth a rental just to watch Crystal and De Niro!
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