Analyze That (2002)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Writers (WGA):

Kenneth Lonergan (characters) and
Peter Tolan (characters) ...

Release Date:

6 December 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Back in therapy

Plot:

Mobster Paul Vitti is released into Dr. Ben Sobol's care, where only more chaos ensues.

Plot Keywords:

Mafia | Prison | Face Slap | Female Mob Boss | Eavesdropping

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal	...	Ben Sobel
Lisa Kudrow	...	Laura Sobel
Joe Viterelli	...	Jelly
Cathy Moriarty	...	Patti LoPresti (as Cathy Moriarty-Gentile)
Joey Diaz	...	Ducks (as Joey 'Coco' Diaz)
Jerome Le Page	...	Convict
Joseph Bono	...	Wiseguy
Brian Rogalski	...	Earl
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Coyote
Patrick Marcune	...	Prison Guard
John F. Gooding	...	Prison Guard
Henry Morales-Ballet	...	Prison Guard
Scott Dillin	...	Prison Guard (as Scotty Dillin)
Ted Neustadt	...	Rabbi

Also Known As:

Analyze This 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18PL (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:12 (original rating) | Iceland:L (video rating) | Netherlands:AL (original rating) | Netherlands:MG6 (DVD rating) | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Taiwan:PG-12 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39431)

Filming Locations:

Bayonne, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Paul's main nemesis is named Ragazzi, which in Italian means "boys".

Goofs:

Continuity: Laura's hair completely changes between shots when she is talking to Ben after the sushi dinner scene.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ducks: How did he know about the money? And how did he know that Tony Cisco got popped? We didn't find out about it till this morning.

Movie Connections:

References Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Soundtrack:

Tonight

Humor, action and a half-hearted attempt at depth

Analyze This had an element of novelty and a generous dose of humor. Lacking the novelty due to its sequelhood, Analyze That tries to compensate by making forays into the psyche of Dr. Ben Sobol (Billy Crystal) as well as a little more (very little) analysis of mobster Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro). The psychology angle is not given much time or emphasis, but I suppose director Harold Ramis should get a couple of points for making a token effort.

The film is pretty funny and worth seeing, but doesn't really offer us anything new. This is forgivable, though, because Crystal and De Niro are entertaining enough to carry the picture. Overall, I'd recommend it -- it's funny and watchable and the two leads are very good.