1999 - Rated R - 1 hr 43 min
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Viterelli, Molly Shannon
While the sequel Analyze That should never have happened, this first installment is actually kinda funny. De Niro plays the gangster under pressure who resorts to getting help from Crystal, a regular psychiatrist who'd rather not be involved with the mob. De Niro pushes and prods, Crystal resists but in the end resolves to help him confront his anxiety.
Mostly though, it's just a comedy. And there are little tributes to The Godfather here, including a dream sequence that's shot-for-shot from the classic. Nice.
Overall, this one's just for fun. De Niro and Crystal are fun to watch together -- totally worth it.
I have a hard time rewatching this even though I liked it the first time. I think it just throws me off that this is very clearly the start of DeNiro becoming a parody of his former self.
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