brilliant actors, brilliant editing

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal) is attending his hated father's funeral with wife Laura (Lisa Kudrow) when he gets a call from Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) in prison. Ben is brought in to treat Paul. Apparently, Paul has gone temporarily insane after a few assassination attempts. The authority releases him into Ben's care. Of course, Paul is faking it and the cops are not actually buying it. They released him to get at the warring mob families. Jelly is back to serve Paul who suspects mob black widow Patti LoPresti (Cathy Moriarty).The premise is unrealistic at best. Even if the cops are in on the release, it's crazy that Ben would not run away screaming. The premise is bad and it goes down an even worst avenue as Paul tries to find a job. It's stupid. I can think of a myriad of different paths to go with a sequel. This is not one of them. Ben could have gone to prison for something and this could be a prison movie. Paul could escape and take Ben hostage. This movie is bad concept from the start and none of it is funny. I'm not a big fan of the first movie. I do like Niro and Crystal as performers but it's sad to see them in this.

A sequel to the 1999 comedy Analyze This. The mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is released from prison to the reluctant custody of Ben Sobel, his neurotic psychiatrist (Billy Crystal). Sobel has to try to convince Vitti to reform himself and get a lawful job – easier said than done. Vitti does find work as a consultant for a mob-themed TV show, but at the same time rivaling gangsters are after him and Sobel is more stressed than ever.I like the original film a lot and there is fun to be found in the sequel as well. De Niro lampoons his many gangster roles and mob movie clichés in general, while Crystal's role continues the Woody Allen tradition of neurotic worrying. Both have mastered the mannerisms and dialog their roles demand, making the more down-to-earth scenes much funnier than the big action set-pieces, such as the armoured truck robbery in the end. Even though I laughed many times, I don't think the jokes come out as effortlessly as in the first movie, but Analyze That is a very watchable sequel in any case. In his last role, Joe Viterelli also deserves a nod for his performance as Jelly, Vitti's right-hand man.

I was a big fan of Analyze this. That is why I was really disappointed with Analyze that, a film that could've been a lot better. Trust me, it's not as bad as Be Coll or anything. I was a big fan of Get shorty and I was disappointed with that movie's sequel also. Trust me, this ain't Be cool though. Years after he was put away, Paul Vitti comes out of Sing Sing prison, where he sang sang. He comes back to his therapist Ben Sobel(played by the great Billy Crystal), where he causes even more chaos than before. I loved the original film, but this film has a Whole ten yards thing going with it where it's just a little silly. I give both films(Analyze that and The Whole ten yards) the same rating though. Does this film come close to being as good as the original? No. But the film still works in some sort of way. I'll agree that it was a disappointment, but I still liked it.Analyze that:***/****

Sequel is mostly not a reputable thing in Hollywood. In one week I was reviewing sequels to memorable comedies like (Arthur 2: On the Rocks - 1988), (The Odd Couple II - 1998), and now (Analyze That - 2002) to have a bad result all the way. I think the commercial exploitation reached its explosion at the 2000s. Away from that, just look at this example : Director (Brad Bird) after the smash success of his Oscar-winner (The Incredibles - 2004) refuses to make any sequel, prequel, spin-off and dedicates himself to make totally another movie, another Oscar-winner (Ratatouille - 2007). This is wise creative person with bold decisions to make. Unlike Mr. Bird, here, after the genius simple (Analyze This) they produced (Analyze That) ! First off, the concept of this (That) was weak. I mean it could have been prettier idea to see some reversal as the mob man treats the doctor this time, or something like that. But unfortunately what we've seen was muddled, semi-pointless, and less funny compared to the first one. Basically the situations were on shaky ground. The sense of credibility, which was smartly coherent at the first (Analyze), is lost. And to hide that they made all the possible comic lines they can do, however none was well enough ! The best of this movie is its first half, where (De Niro) is a mad singing man or undesirable guest or failing at many jobs. As the second half was the best of perturbation; the wholly unfunny matter of the TV show (strange how they missed to produce any laughs out of it), some car chase, a sudden unbelievable heist, and one genuine fabricated happy end where (De Niro) must look as the criminal with the heart of gold, and everything finishes fine. (De Niro) seems rare as finally Mr. Hollywood; who's making the obligatory empty sequel, what a pity to hire a great comedian like him (who didn't have the chance much to express his talent at that area) just to be in a nice sketch or two. I'm sorry to say it, but (Billy Crystal) makes outrageously his Razzie-worthy role and movie, if you looked closer you'd find that the script gave him nothing to do, so he had to manage with what appeared as his most ridiculous performance yet. (Harold Ramis) turns to remakes (Bedazzled - 2000), and sequels (Analyze That - 2002) after years of his "original" masterpiece as a writer, producer, and director (Groundhog Day - 1993). It's nearly the perfect case for what Hollywood does with its people at the insolvent boring 2000s ! This movie is in disarray made it look poor. And after the success of the previous one, it's disappointing. What can I say? The hasty dealing and the absurd plot did it. The only good thing to be said about those couple of movies is that they're way better and more watchable than De Niro's other candy bars of the same time (Meet the Parents - 2000) and (Meet the Fockers - 2004) which were horrible.More often than not.. The shadows of good movies, which they call sequels, can shadow effectively.