Analyze This (DVD) > Reviews

Advantages: Great to see De Niro in a light hearted role. Amusing
Disadvantages: Not as funny as it should have been

This film finally answers a question about Robert de Niro that's been niggling me a while. If you look at the guys face he's got laughter lines all over and I've always reckoned he's had a real desire to be a comedy actor. OK he played a comedian in Scorsese's King of Comedy but that was actually quite a dark role. Here he actually breaks through the barrier and makes us laugh at his character. Robert you can relax - you're a funny guy. I laughed ... Read review

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Poor film

The basic story line goes like this, Robert de Niro's character is head of the mafia and after seeing his best friend gets killed, he has a rethink on life and need to see a shrink (Billy Crystal). The film also features Lisa Kudrow (Phoebe from friends. Here acting is just as expected and literally is the same as in Friends. The film was not one that I enjoyed much and I don't think that I would pay to see this one again. The combination of the ... Read review

Advantages: excellent cast members
Disadvantages: Too much Italian FAKE

The greates asset of Harold Ramis' "Analyze This!" is the excellent cast. Not only Robert DeNiro and Billy Crystal, but also Chazz Palmentieri and the other supporting actors. I do not want to say that the screenplay isn't funny, it really is. But with a lesser cast, the film wouldn't work so well. It is essential, that most of the actors played in (serious) mafia films before. This adds a new dimension to the picture and makes it more than just a ... Read review