Rating: 
Summary: PRETTY MUCH THE SAME MOVIE.
Review: "Analyze That" follows almost exactly the same patterns that the original movie set. And perhaps that's not too bad, because we got another amusing movie from the duo De Niro / Crystal. The movie is funny, but for some reason we get the feeling that "Analyze That" could have been even better. This comedy has the right ingredients: Billy Crystal, one of the best comedians of his generation, Robert De Niro, the best actor of his generation, and a very charismatic supporting cast, including Lisa Kudrow.Crystal and De Niro reprise their roles as a therapist and mob-boss patient, and of course they are the main reason why this movie has funny moments, Crystal plays the funny guy and De Niro plays the though guy, only this time he turns -apparently- into an old softy singing guy. De Niro isn't the typical comedian, we are used to see him as a mobster, but not as a singing mobster, so when he sings, we laugh. "Analyze That" offers some laughs, not too many, but this sequel still can be considered as an amusing comedy, of course, we get the sensation that could have been even better, but if you liked the first one, you'll like "Analyze That".
Rating: 
Summary: Analyze This, That, and the Other Thing...
Review: "Analyze That" is proof the critics can be wrong. Which probably means you shouldn't be listening to me, either. But you are, oh well. I guess I'll have to review the movie, now. The Boss and The Shrink are back in therapy: Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) has been locked up in Sing-Sing for 850 days. Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) has just lost his father. That's when he gets the call from Vitti. Vitti gives him the low-down: Someone is trying to kill Vitti in jail. Sobel hangs up, Vitti gets mad, so he fakes crazy, and Sobel gets called in (since he is Vitti's psychiatrist). Sobel believes Vitti is cuckoo in the slammer, as he sees him singing tunes from "West Side Story" (one of the funniest parts in the film). So Vitti is released into the custody of Ben Sobel. But on the ride to Sobel's house, Vitti snaps out of it, only to reveal that he is not crazy, but, in fact, quite well. Now Vitti must start a new life and get a real job - that involves working "from 9 to 5!" - and find out who is trying to kill him...and why. Perhaps I am mistaken, but "Analyze That" is funnier than "Analyze This." Maybe it's just me, but I found it quite funny. I didn't think it was a "rip-off" sequel, there for "no artistic reason." Sure, it's a sequel. Of course it's not going to be an Oscar-winner for originality; I don't ask for that in a comedy. Honestly, can you think of any sequel (other than the rare "Godfather Part II" film) that is as good as the original in terms of reasons for being there? All I know is that I think "Analyze That" had some very funny moments. Take, for instance, the scenes where Vitti is trying to get a new job. He becomes a car salesman for a day, and leads around a couple, showing them a nice car. "Look at that trunk - you could fit three bodies in there!" he says. When they say they're going to think about it: "What's there to think about? You've been busting my b@lls for the last hour over this thing, asking me all these stupid questions, taking it for a test drive...so why don't you buy it?" Scenes like these are hilarious. And while there are somewhat long sequences without any laughs, the laugh-out-loud scenes more than make up for those lacking. The only thing about this film that makes me drop the rating a notch is the execution of the last half hour. Just like the first movie, they set up a ridiculous "action" ending, that isn't action at all. Its ending is overlong and goes way too long without any laughs. But that is the only thing I didn't like about the movie. De Niro and Crystal have a real chemistry, even more so here than in the first film. De Niro steals the scenes he is in, and Crystal steals the scenes he is in, and when they are both on screen, you're not sure who to look at. I find Robert De Niro's latest journeys into comedy quite funny. He made a few comedies here and there in the past, but in the last three years he's coughed out some funny movies. "Analyze This," "Meet the Parents," "Analyze That," and to a certain degree (it was okay), "Showtime." Perhaps I am confused. Maybe I need to see the first again. But having seen the original about twice, and "Analyze That" once, I can honestly say that I laughed more in "Analyze That" than I did watching "Analyze This." And if that's not a good sequel, I don't know what is. Here's to "Analyze This, That, and the Other Thing"!
Rating: 
Summary: bargain basement sequel
Review: "Analyze That" is the abysmally unfunny sequel to "Analyze This," the charming and amusing "crime comedy" from 1999. Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal reprise their roles as Paul Vitti, the ex-mob boss who breaks with Mafia protocol by poring out his problems to a sympathetic shrink, and Dr. Ben Sobol, the psychiatrist who helps Vitti cope with the stresses and crises that go along with his unconventional occupation. Unfortunately, this time around, these two fine actors have been saddled with a screenplay (by Kenneth Lonergan) that is little more than a collection of crude, vulgar one-liners that land with a resounding thud every time the characters open their mouths to deliver them. In this installment Paul has faked insanity in order to be released early from prison and Ben is the poor schmuck who has to watch over him to make sure he doesn't get into any trouble. Director Harold Ramis fails completely in bringing any of this to comic life, with poor De Niro and Crystal reduced to performing shtick comedy routines in a vain attempt to carry it all off. The marvelous Joe Viterelli as "Jelly," the poker-faced mobster with the heart-of-gold, provides what few moments of pleasure the film is able to muster. At various points in the movie, Paul performs a medley of songs from "West Side Story," which would be fine in itself except that it merely serves to remind us of how much we would rather be watching THAT movie than this one. Makers of stinkers like "Analyze That" simply have to learn that reminding us of all the great movies we've seen in our lifetimes is no way to enhance our impression of the turkey at hand.
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Summary: Painfully Obvious Retread
Review: "Analyze This" was somewhat amusing but not a film that stands up to repeat viewings. Especially since the freshness of the idea has been completely dampened by the successful & far superior HBO series "The Sopranos". The sequel, and I don't know why they bothered(actually I do - $$$$$$$$), is depressing viewing simply b/c most of it is just a re-hash of the first film. The brief out-takes provided are funnier than the entire film. With "Analyze That", we have Crystal's Dr. Sobel grieving the loss of his own father at the beginning of the film and we're treated to Sobel saying at least 5 times throughout: "I'm grieving. It's a process." We got it the first time you said it. And it wasn't very funny to begin with. We also get to go over the whole assassination of Vitti's father thing, with the requisite flashbacks, and how that has scarred him. This territory was mined in the first film and they didn't need to go there again. But they do. The only difference in this film is that we have Vitti faking lunacy(this is where we have to sit through the painfully unfunny scene of Deniro doing a few Broadway show tunes in prison) and being entrusted to the care of Crystal's Sobel with much hilarity ensuing. Not even close. One of the best things about the first film was the character Jelly and some of Crystals reactions & line readings. I didn't find Deniro funny at all in the first film. But in "Analyze That", Jelly has hardly anything to do at all and isn't remotely funny. Crystal has a couple of lines I laughed at and Kudrow is again wasted along with Cathy Moriarty, whom I usually love. Vitti & Sobel get to cry again. Ugh!!! Why is it so often necessary to weigh down comedic films with mawkish sentimentality. And believe it or not, they have Vitti again pointing his finger at Sobel: "You.....you're good. You got a gift." This was something that brought a wan smile to my face in the first film but director/co-writer Harold Ramis must think we all find this a scream because they do it several times here. And if that isn't enough to put you off watching this, the film ends with Vitti, Sobel & Jelly entertaining us with a final show tune. YUCK!!! And not funny!!! That said, if you LOVED the first film and have very low expectations and aren't too picky you may find yourself entertained for 90 minutes. Certainly possible considering some of the positive reviews here but if you're like me, and find that a sequel need not be the same-old same-old, don't bother with this by-the-numbers, playing-it-safe sequel.
Rating:
Summary: PRETTY MUCH THE SAME MOVIE.
Review: "Analyze That" follows almost exactly the same patterns that the original movie set. And perhaps that's not too bad, because we got another amusing movie from the duo De Niro / Crystal. The movie is funny, but for some reason we get the feeling that "Analyze That" could have been even better. This comedy has the right ingredients: Billy Crystal, one of the best comedians of his generation, Robert De Niro, the best actor of his generation, and a very charismatic supporting cast, including Lisa Kudrow.
Crystal and De Niro reprise their roles as a therapist and mob-boss patient, and of course they are the main reason why this movie has funny moments, Crystal plays the funny guy and De Niro plays the though guy, only this time he turns "apparently" into an old softy singing guy. De Niro isn't the typical comedian, we are used to see him as a mobster, but not as a singing mobster, so when he sings, we laugh.
"Analyze That" offers some laughs, not too many, but this sequel still can be considered as an amusing comedy, of course, we get the sensation that could have been even better, but if you liked the first one, you'll like "Analyze That".
Rating: 
Summary: Not much to analyze.
Review: **1/2 This film continues where the first one left off. Paul Vitti(Robert DeNiro) is now in Sing Sing (a jail full of surly inmates). And Ben Sobel's(Billy Crystal) father is dead. The premise of the movie involves an attempted assasination of Paul, and a hilarious cell phone call scene at the funeral of Ben Sobel's father. Vitti fakes being phsychotic and catatonic, trying to be released into Sobel's custody. However, the premise and the laughs fall off after the scene where De Niro is catatonic in jail, which just happens to be in the first 20 minutes of the film. The laughs seem forced and so do the jokes. In a series of bad jokes and plot line revelations the film takes a turn for the worse. Sobel's relentless pill popping scenes are more disturbing than funny, and for some reason the comedy behind a mobster finding an everyday job seemed stale and forced. The comedy seemed so forced to me that I thought I saw a sign light up prompting viewers to laugh at the punch line. i.e. "You could fit 3 bodies in there" Vitti referring to the trunk of an Audi that he is trying to sell.
De Niro and Crystal are fine actors, who have a lot of range, but even they could not save the film from the poor script and bad jokes. Kudrow who plays Crystal's wife delivers her usual role, showing that no matter what she takes on she is always Kudrow or should I say Phoebe from the TV show "Friends."
Overall this movie's vacuous plot and forced comedy let me down. The first film was excellent and I was expecting the same sort of excellence this time around. I did however enjoy the behind the scenes commentary on father son relationships, infidelity in marriage, and friendship of two human beings.
That said, I would however encourage most people to see the film, it's a light snack, easily consumed, and moderately tasty.
Rating:
Summary: Brawl In The Family...
Review: ...some scenes are Murder. Like the Vitti's dream and the Doc's taking of too many i-boo-por-fin before going to the restaurant. And Jelly's dislike for squishy, raw squid. ... And hopefully you will simply have a good time laughing at it's good natured silliness.
Rating:
Summary: Terrible movie
Review: After 12 minutes and the "F" word some forty times I turned the movie off and took it back to the rental store. Wanted to burn it. De Niro and Crystal have run out of gas and now resort to sexual and profane script to attempt humor. You know when a comedian doesn't have it when they resort to this kind of "humor". I was a guest in someone elses' home not realizing the R-Rating. It deserves an NG-rating for "No Good".
Rating:
Summary: A Few Good Laughs
Review: Analyze That features two good performances from Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro. Its kind of refreshing to see De Nero doing comedic work. The parts where De Nero's character acts out scenes from West Side Story are quite funny. Crystal gives us his usual amusing schtick about self guilt particulalry in the relationships with his late father and wife. The story however is helter skelter where De Nero's mob boss character seems to shift gears too much from amusing fool to hard ass mob boss and all points in between. This can be more annoying than funny although there are some cute moments. However, there is little variation from the Jelly's character gives the film a light hearted touch. Therefore, this movie stands in the middle of the pack.
Rating:
Summary: A Few Good Laughs
Review: Analyze That features two good performances from Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro. Its kind of refreshing to see De Nero doing comedic work. The parts where De Nero's character acts out scenes from West Side Story are quite funny. Crystal gives us his usual amusing schtick about self guilt particulalry in the relationships with his late father and wife. The story however is helter skelter where De Nero's mob boss character seems to shift gears too much from amusing fool to hard ass mob boss and all points in between. This can be more annoying than funny although there are some cute moments. However, there is little variation from the Jelly's character gives the film a light hearted touch. Therefore, this movie stands in the middle of the pack.
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