Analyze this | 1999
- May 14
- 1 min read
Updated: May 15
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Watched @ home
Creator/Director • Harold Ramis
Lead cast
Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel
Lisa Kudrow as Laura Sobel
Chazz Palminteri as Primo Sidone
Joe Viterelli as Jelly
Based on
An original screenplay; not directly based on a book or true story.
AI Summary
A feared New York mob boss, Paul Vitti, begins suffering panic attacks just before a major Mafia meeting. Desperate and emotionally unstable, he secretly seeks help from psychiatrist Dr. Ben Sobel. Ben becomes trapped between his normal family life and the dangerous criminal underworld while trying to treat a gangster who struggles with vulnerability, anxiety, and childhood trauma. The film blends Mafia satire with buddy-comedy humor.
My feelings, thoughts, and opinions
Really really funny. Not great acting from de Niro but still very well put together movie.
It's just not fun to watch after you have watched, Goodfellas, The Irish man, or A bronx tale. De Niro is very emotional constantly which is of course funny but they could've picked another actor for this role and do De Niro his career justice.
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