Rotten
[De Niro and Crystal] would seem to be perfectly cast as this oddest of odd couples, but something has gone wrong with the comic chemistry.
Andrew Sarris, New York Observer
Analyze This
New York's most powerful gangster is about to get in touch with his feelings.
1999 · 1h 43m · R
Comedy, Crime
Directed by
Harold Ramis
Overview
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-adjusted gangster.
Director and cast
- Harold Ramis Director
- Robert De Niro as Paul Vitti
- Billy Crystal as Dr. Ben Sobel
- Lisa Kudrow as Laura MacNamara Sobel
- Chazz Palminteri as Primo Sidone
- Joe Viterelli as Jelly
- Molly Shannon as Caroline
- Kyle Sabihy as Michael Sobel
- Kresh Novakovic as '50s Gangster
- Frank Pietrangolare as Tuna
- Bart Tangredi as Young Vitti Sr.
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The comedy is heavy and the use of the stars lazy and cliched...
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Rotten
What De Niro ends up doing is simply burlesquing himself, much as he would do if he were guest-hosting Saturday Night Live.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
What we learn -- yet again -- is that potentially terrific comedies are often whacked by filmmakers who feel the need to spread a little therapy themselves.
Peter Rainer, New York Magazine/Vulture
Fresh
Moments and lines are so perfect that they linger in the mind.
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
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