Harold Ramis's 1999 hit ANALYZE THIS was filled with chuckles and sit com appeal; this sequel is charmless and sour. THIS was an amusing comedy that fizzled in the end, a nicely tripping badda-bing without a climactic badda-boom; THAT is a dull retread that should sleep with the fishes. Mafia capo Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro), who's now serving his prison time, has become the target of assassination attempts and feigns mental illness in order to get out. The FBI calls in Vitti's psychiatrist, Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal), to assess the don's sanity, and Sobel, for no compelling personal reason, agrees to take Vitti into his home for a month so that Vitti can get cleaned ...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
95 mins