Analyze That (2002)

Film Overview
"Analyze That" is a 2002 American crime comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the movie script with Peter Steinfeld and Peter Tolan. The movie is a follow up to the 1999 film "Analyze This", which stars Robert De Niro as Mafia boss Paul Vitti and Billy Crystal as his therapist Dr. Ben Sobel. The film continues to make use of the comical contrast in between the criminal world Vitti knows well and the world of psychiatric therapy that Sobel represents.

Plot
The film begins with Paul Vitti, who is serving a term in jail after the events of the very first movie. Vitti starts acting bizarrely, triggering the prison officials to conclude that he needs to be launched on grounds of mental illness. They ask Dr. Sobel to take him into healing custody. Vitti relies on his previous therapist out of worry for his life, amidst suspicion of an attempt on his life while in prison. While, at first, Sobel is hesitant about Vitti's peace of mind, he unwillingly takes him in, resulting in a string of comic situations.

Story Progression
Taking Vitti as his patient again, Dr. Sobel struggles to help him eclipse his criminal past and incorporate into civilian life. Nevertheless, Vitti can't withstand his old ways and begins clandestinely working for another criminal offense family, which aggravates Dr. Sobel. Contributing to Sobel's stress is his collapsing personal life, as he is mourning the death of his daddy and dealing with his boy's discovery about his own sexuality.

Key Scenes
Among the significant scenes includes Vitti trying a legitimate job, speaking with on a tv show about a mob boss, which is a comic homage to "The Sopranos". However, he soon ends up being dissatisfied with the inauthentic portrayal of mafia life and damages the program with his impact. Equally notable are Vitti's treatment sessions with Sobel, where the eccentric mobster's blunt honesty and widespread machismo plainly conflict with the expert, understanding, and methodical technique of his therapist.

Conclusion
As the film moves forward, Sobel learns that Vitti has actually been playing him all along to achieve his prejudice. In the significant climax, Vitti pulls Sobel into a heist against a rival crime family. Eventually, regardless of his misleading nature, Vitti does reveal valued individual development. Sobel handles to get away the criminal world once again, with his simple, obedient life rather brought back.

Crucial Reception
"Analyze That" got blended reviews from critics, who typically compared it unfavorably to its predecessor. Critics praised the performances of De Niro and Crystal while criticizing the lack of substance in the plot and the excessive dependence on the comical chemistry between the two leads.

To conclude, "Analyze That" is an extension of the unique blend of comedy and police procedural that was the trademark of "Analyze This". It further explores the amusing juxtaposition of a mob boss browsing therapy and a diminish dealing with the complexities of the mob world.

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