Rotten
I can analyze this movie in three words: Thumbs Friggin' Down.
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
Overview
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some serious help himself as he has inherited the family practice, as well as an excess stock of stress.
Director and cast
- Harold Ramis Director
- Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
- Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel
- Lisa Kudrow as Laura Sobel
- Joe Viterelli as Jelly
- Cathy Moriarty as Patti LoPresti
- Kyle Sabihy as Michael Sobel
- DonnaMarie Recco as Sheila
- Frank Pietrangolare as Tuna
- Jerome Le Page as Convict
- Annika Pergament as Newscaster (voice)
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
27%
Tomatometer
Rotten
thin, flat and largely forgettable, as De Niro and Crystal trudge through with all the enthusiasm of John Madden at a salad bar.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Rotten
An offer we can most definitely refuse.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Rotten
Feels unnecessary.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Rotten
Where the first movie struck just the right tone, blending anxiety attacks with machine-gun attacks to come up with a comic La Cosa Neurosis, this picture consistently goes too far in all directions.
Bruce Newman, San Jose Mercury News
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Analyze This (1999)
Comedy · Crime · R
Countless wiseguy films are spoofed in this film that centers on the neuroses and angst of a powerful Mafia racketeer who suffers from panic attacks. When Paul Vitti needs help dealing with his role in the "family," unlucky shrink Dr. Ben Sobel is given just days to resolve Vitti's emotional crisis and turn him into a happy, well-adjus...
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Director
- Harold Ramis
- Cast
- Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
IMDb
6.7
Rotten Tomatoes
69%
Metacritic
61
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