Analyze This (DVD)

I'm not a big Billy Crystal fan which for me is a problem as he is one of the stars in this film however he is ideal to play the psychiatrist with little back bone who finds himself being the therapist for a mob boss played by the excellent Robert De Niro. A follow up was made to this but it is not a patch on the original which is a very funny movie indeed. This is a good intelligent comedy with the excellent Robert De Niro showing that he is as comfortable in a comedy role as he is in an action role, the guy is one seriously good actor. In the film De Niro plays crime boss Paul Vitti who heads up one of the New York families however after an ...  Read the complete review

Some of Robert DeNiro's greatest performances have been in films about Gangsters, Goodfella's, A Bronx Tale, but both of those movies were serious dramas, this time around Analyze This takes the Gangster formula and turns into a Comedy, so it was with that in mind that when I first watched Analyze this I thought it would be tough to have Deniro be anything else besides a straight man to Billy Crystal The Film opens with a Montage of mob killings during past mob wars and with a discussion between feared Mob Boss Paul Vitti ( Robert DeNiro ) and Dominic ( Joe Rigano ) about an upcoming Mob meeting that will settle everyones futures , Dominic warns Vitti to ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a big Billy Crystal fan which for me is a problem as he is one of the stars in this film however he is ideal to play the psychiatrist with little back bone who finds himself being the therapist for a mob boss played by the excellent Robert De Niro. A follow up was made to this but it is not a patch on the original which is a very funny movie indeed. De Niro plays crime boss Paul Vitti who heads up one of the New York families however the pressure of his work and the constant risk of assassination means he is having a mental breakdown and so he terms to a therapist however his visits must be kept secret from his associates otherwise his life would be in ...  Read the complete review

WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Robert De Niro stars as Paul Vitti, a Mob boss from New York who's having an emotional breakdown that's getting in the way of his work. Understandably alarmed, he gets in touch with psychiatrist Dr Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) to help him work through the issues. The ensuing comedy is about as far from the Sopranos as you can physically get. IS IT ANY GOOD: Like many comedies that star Robert De Niro, 'Analyze This' relies on his past work to provide much of the character; acting the mob boss comes naturally to De Niro, and again he breezes through this role which, although not requiring much from him, still does everything asked of ...  Read the complete review

Analyze This released in 1998 is a story about a Mob boss played by Robert DeNiro & Psychiatrist Billy Crystal, directed by Harold Ramis. Cast: Robert DeNiro (As Paul Vitti) Billy Crystal (As Ben Sobol) Lisa Kudrow (As Laura MacNamara) Plot: Paul Vitti is the head of crime gang in New York, for last few days he feels that he has been having Heart Attacks, but doctor suggests him that there are Panic Attacks. There is a big crime meeting in 2 weeks time where every big name from the crime world will be there to discuss about how to go further. A meeting like this had taken place earlier in 1957 when Paul was a ...  Read the complete review