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- 1992
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 4 m
- 1992
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 4 m
Summary A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens to destroy them both.
Directed By: Phil Joanou
Written By: Robert Berger, Wesley Strick
- 1992
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 4 m
- 1992
- R
- Warner Bros.
- 2 h 4 m
Final Analysis
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7.4
Where to Watch
Summary A psychiatrist becomes romantically involved with the sister of one of his patients, but the influence of her controlling gangster husband threatens to destroy them both.
Directed By: Phil Joanou
Written By: Robert Berger, Wesley Strick
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
40
22% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
48% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
30% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 23 Critic Reviews
40
22% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
48% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
30% Negative
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
Final Analysis is a crackling good psychological melodrama [from a screen story by Robert Berger and Wesley Strick] in which star power and slick surfaces are used to potent advantage. Tantalizing double-crosses mount right up to the eerie final scene.
Final Analysis is the kind of movie that's a lot more fun to look at than to think about. Maybe that's the point.
Final is a bad-line hoot-a-rama. Gere after aiding an Hispanic criminal: ''If Pepe is safe, then we are all safe.'' Basinger on her marriage: ''We share an apartment - emphasis on apart.'' But every joke needs a punchline. Alas, the finale of Final Analysis - the worst case of Vertigo sickness since Mel Brooks' High Anxiety - is just punch-drunk. [7 Feb 1992, p.5D]
Final Analysis does go beyond the expected in homage to its San Francisco-based, ''Vertigo''-inspired setting. But it fails to do so in any organic way. It`s almost as if the movie were split into two parts: silly characters and tricky plot.
That most essential element in a thriller, the suspense, collapses mid-film, making it hard to care about the eventual denouement.
The plot twists and turns on itself endlessly and incriminates everyone. It's as if the filmmakers are trying to incorporate all the plot details from all the classics they so obviously love. But love isn't enough either. You gotta have brains, baby, and a heart and soul would be nice.
Insanely ridiculous.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.4
57% Positive
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 7 User Ratings
7.4
57% Positive
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
43% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Awards
Razzie Awards
• 3 Nominations
Yoga Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
MTV Movie + TV Awards
• 1 Nomination
