Analyze That (2002)

The Plot
The film takes over from the first part and Paul Vitti is in prison. He senses a danger to his life inside the prison and fakes a medical problem to come out. Inevitably, Dr. Sobel will be in charge of him as Paul is out on parole on medical grounds.

Sobel is trying to deal with the death of his father. Paul is initially very extravagant as a house guest at Paul's. He even brings over a hooker and fucks her for an eternity. Sobel attempts to make Paul fit into the normal social life by looking out for jobs for him but, Paul isn't able to adjust to any job. He finally becomes a consultant to a gangster based TV show.

In the end he plans a nice gold robbery heist and makes sure that all the mobsters who were gunning for his life, get caught and are sent to prison. Paul and his ally Jelly bid goodbye to Sobel in the end.

Hits

• Robert De Niro has more fun in this part. So spontaneous. He is a riot. Billy Crystal is typically the same as he was in the first part. Straight faced humor is his forte. 
• Joe Viterelli is again very funny and enjoyable as Jelly. Lisa Kudrow as Dr. Sobel's wife, Laura is very petite and elegant. She impresses with her helpnessness at the fact that her husband is being taken for a ride by Paul Vitti. 

VERDICT

Some good light hearted fun.

Analyze This (1999)

The Plot
Paul Vitti is a dreaded gangster who starts getting some panic attacks due to his troubled past. The exact reason is the death of his father when he was a young kid. Paul doesn't know the exact reason for his panic and hence he approaches a psychiatrist with a lot of hesitation.

The psychiatrist is Dr.Sobel who is about to get married for the 2nd time. Paul and his side-kick Jelly repeatedly barge into Dr.Sobel's space for Paul's consultation. There are a lot of funny moments as Sobel botches his marriage ceremonies on some occasions.

Finally, Paul fixes his issues thanks to Sobel's expertise and Paul decides to quit the mob business for good. He is sent to jail and continues to have sessions with Sobel who visits him. Sobel also gets married. The climax scene where all the mob bosses meet up and Sobel as Paul's acting lawyer gives one helluva funny speech, is a riot.

Hits

• Robert De Niro as the gangster who struggles with his emotions in private while putting up a brave face in public, is a charmer. The way he cries is particularly funny.
• Billy Crystal as the psychiatrist impresses in the scenes where he is caught up between Paul and his wedding commitments. His speech in the climax is THE moment of the film
• Paul's side-kick Jelly looks so funny and chubby. 
• The scenes showing the gangsters with all their crazy names and their plans, are quite funny. For a funny movie, even such serious scenes look spoofed and entertaining. 

VERDICT

Some light hearted fun.