Movie

The Don's Analyst

1997 · 105 min

A broad, goofy mob spoof that coasts on silly accents and shrink-session gags, pleasant enough to half-watch.

Tagline: The Godfather wants to get in touch with his feelings. Now!
Overview: Don Vito Leoni, the Godfather, is clinically depressed. The world has changed and he hasn't. He'd like to retire, but if he left the "family business" to his two idiot sons, they'd be dead in a minute. So he decides to go legit, which convinces everyone that he must be completely off the deep end. To preserve their cushy lives, his dysfuntional family conspires to get him some psycho-therepy. So his boys kidnap a "piasan" shrink and order him to "fix" their father. This film, which premired on Showtime, pre-dated the very similarly plotted "Analyze This" by over a year.
How it feels: Satirical, absurd, light and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, crime, identity, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
crime
identity
power
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild