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Mob boss Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is nearing the end of his term in Sing Sing, and the FBI agents monitoring him are baffled. Day after day they watch as New York's most notorious gangland figure walks around his cell in a semi-catatonic stupor, occasionally breaking into songs from West Side Story.

Is Vitti having a nervous breakdown because of recent threats on his life by a rival Family or is his odd behaviour merely a foxy ploy to get him sprung from jail early? The FBI isn't sure and neither is his former psychotherapist Ben Sobol (Billy Crystal), who gets called in to consult on the case. The last time Sobol treated Vitti he tried to get to the source of his debilitating anxiety attacks, but barely scratched the surface. It will take time to examine the demons still lurking in Vitti's mind and help put him on the straight and narrow - time that Sobol doesn't want to give. Not to Vitti. Not now.

Truth is, Sobol has problems of his own. His father has just died, plunging him into an identity crisis in both his personal and professional lives. Furthermore, he knows his wife Laura (Lisa Kudrow) will be furious if he allows the unpredictable Vitti back into their lives.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film comedy Mafia psychiatrist therapy

Persons of interest

Robert De Niro .... Paul Vitti
Billy Crystal .... Doctor Ben Sobol
Lisa Kudrow .... Laura Macnamara Sobol
Joe Viterelli .... Jelly
Joe D'Onofrio .... Gunman
Joseph Bono .... Wiseguy
Moet .... Trish
Brian Rogalski .... Earl
Reg Rogers .... Raoul Berman
Thomas Rosales Junior .... Coyote
Peter Steinfeld .... Screenwriter
Peter Tolan .... Screenwriter
Harold Ramis .... Screenwriter
Harold Ramis .... Director

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Theatrical report

It's not as good as the first one. Analyse this is a comedy about the clash between two completely different cultures. Analyse that

is a comedy about two men finding common ground. You can see how this provides less room to manoeuvre.

Nevertheless, Analyse that is written by some clever people and performed by some clever people so it's still pretty clever. Occasionally funny with glimpses of brilliance. Occasionally over the top. You'll like it but you won't love it.