Wolff rating: GOOD
Plot summary: An anxiety-ridden mafioso invades the life of a well-meaning psychiatrist.
Biased, pithy comments: Although not every moment in this film works (Crystal's ad lib speech at the end, for instance) it's overall a solid comedy built on familiar faces in familiar roles. Ramis has a gift for understated comedy about sane people surrounded by rational-sounding irrational people (Weaver in ``Ghostbusters'', Murray in ``Groundhog Day''), and it's a pleasure to watch. De Niro is parodying himself and seems to be enjoying it.
Other Notes: Joe Viterelli is a hidden gem here as De Niro's sidekick. Unsurprisingly he's played nothing but mafia guys in the past.
How many times I have seen it: x1
Starring: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow
Directed by: Harold Ramis