analyze this or ( 1999 ) it have be a long time since i have see a comic duo form a good shtick than robert deniro and billy crystal in the mob comedy analyze this and a smart and amuse satire from director harold ramis ( multiplicity and groundhog day ) . for a movie like this to succeed past a commercial level and chemistry between the main character must be amiable and spirited . crystal and deniro indeed mold amiable incentive between themselves and therefore quite a few hilarious moment emerge from their perception of the well write script by kenneth lonergan and peter tolan and and ramis himself . analyze this detail the life of two very different individual . the first person be play by billy crystal and a calm and cool and and collect psychiatrist name ben sobol and who be divorce with a young teenage son and be engage to soon wed a resigning tv reporter name laura macnamara ( lisa kudrow ) . ben be currently deal with a emotional patient ( molly shannon ) distress because her spouse left and file a restraining order on her . this woman problem will seem like nothing when ben obtain his new client . robert deniro play the second person this movie examine and the most powerful mobster in the city of new york and paul vitti . he and his accomplice and include a chubby and clumsy bodyguard name jelly ( joe viterelli ) and be in the process of significant business when vitti experience an anxiety attack . on the road to a nervous breakdown and this emotionally vulnerable man come to ben after jelly briefly encounter the therapist during a minor car accident . ben be very nervous with his new patient and who force compliment and demand upon him . the first confrontation sequence between ben and paul be quite engaging . there be an instant odd couple chemistry among the two character . the witty session sobol and vitti consummate be also very imaginative and smart . the scene also have the intelligence to take vitti emotional problem seriously . the setup accurately introduce both the gangster and the psychiatrist family . we understand the mob bos feeling of stress and depression while this picture be not all shallow slapstick comedy and there be a dimensional human touch . the film take it conflict seriously and but execute them in a cute humorous style . the audience can also relate to billy crystal character and who be an average joe with a typical american family in a complicated situation in which he be not entirely sure how to handle . both external and internal conflict be interestingly accomplish and well structure and present and and write . the film do a good job of convincingly bring the world of mobster to life with well cast actor and their rich and stylish accent . paul vitti sexual life need more exploration while although his adulterous intention do induce a few laugh and the story could have go somewhere with his infidelity . vitti family be also irresolute . the film almost never portray them on screen and seldom do paul himself discuss his child and wife . the lisa kudrow character be furthermore underwritten and never thoroughly examine and very shallow . the lack of chemistry amid kudrow and crystal lead to the unconvincing relationship ben occupies . robert deniro be the perfect option for the comic role of paul vitti and who be a more difficult character than it may appear . deniro trigger a sharp comic edge and give the right amount of exaggerated sentimentality to vitti . lisa kudrow be fun to watch and produce a dim mind character whimsically similar to the one in her hit tv sitcom friend . chazz palminteri and joe viterelli contribute different but energetic supporting role . analyze this be unmistakably the right kind of movie for billy crystal . i be unaware of another hollywood comedian who could have conquer his role with more proficiency and mirth while he be one of the main component that make analyze this work well . harold ramis comedy obviously borrow idea from past comparable film like grosse point blank and mafia and but a this production prove and just because it be do before doesn not mean it can not be successfully accomplish again with the right casting . .