Although "Analyze This" is far from perfect, it is still well worth your time. The performances of Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro and the fact that it delivers on the laughs make this worthwhile.
Billy Crystal, as usual, has impeccable comic timing. However, DeNiro is the standout performance as a Mafia don who is battling his inner demons along with the usual mobsters. He, like Marlon Brando in "The Freshman", gets a chance to poke fun at the heavies he has played in several other films, and does a great job with it.
Director Harold Ramis keeps the pace lively and the laughs frequent, but "Analyze This" does not approach the depth and originality of his best comedy, "Groundhog Day".
The characters are basically unrealistic stereotypes with no real defining traits, and the situation is not at all believable. Unfortunately, the talents of Lisa Kudrow are wasted in an insignificant role as Crystal's wife-to-be. However, the film delivers on the laughs, and as far as I am concerned, that is the most important factor in a comedy, and that is why "Analyze This" is worth recommending.
Billy Crystal, as usual, has impeccable comic timing. However, DeNiro is the standout performance as a Mafia don who is battling his inner demons along with the usual mobsters. He, like Marlon Brando in "The Freshman", gets a chance to poke fun at the heavies he has played in several other films, and does a great job with it.
Director Harold Ramis keeps the pace lively and the laughs frequent, but "Analyze This" does not approach the depth and originality of his best comedy, "Groundhog Day".
The characters are basically unrealistic stereotypes with no real defining traits, and the situation is not at all believable. Unfortunately, the talents of Lisa Kudrow are wasted in an insignificant role as Crystal's wife-to-be. However, the film delivers on the laughs, and as far as I am concerned, that is the most important factor in a comedy, and that is why "Analyze This" is worth recommending.