movie review - Analyze This
the journal of Michael Werneburg
twenty-eight years and a million words
Toronto, 2000.01.15
Sometimes Hollywood "gets the idea for a movie" by taking two or three of its stars and turning them loose in front of the camera. Sometimes they add a plot. This usually happens when said stars are looking for some easy cash and are possibly past the peak of their respective careers.
The premise of this one is that a mobster (Robert DeNiro) wants out of the mob, and is having trouble figuring that out. To do so, he obtains the services of a shrink (Billy Crystal). DeNiro plays the former, Crystal the latter. You can't really go wrong with this cast, but the over reliance on Crystal's shtick drags in too many places, and DeNiro's routine gets a touch tiring, too.
Not recommended.