Directed by:
Brian De PalmaScreenplay:
David MametCinematography:
Stephen H. BurumComposer:
Ennio MorriconeCast:
Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Richard Bradford, Jack Kehoe, Robert De Niro, Sean Connery, Brad Sullivan, Billy Drago, Patricia Clarkson (more)Plots(1)
In THE UNTOUCHABLES, federal agent Elliot Ness leads a group of mob fighters with the intent of taking out the infamous Al Capone in 1930's Prohibition-era Chicago. Realizing that practical methods will not work in securing Capone's capture, Ness and his men resort to using even more force in order to take down the Chicago mob boss once and for all. This classic confrontation between good and evil and stars Kevin Costner as federal agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gangland kingpin Al Capone and Sean Connery as Malone, the cop who teaches Ness how to beat the mob: shoot fast and shoot first. (official distributor synopsis)
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I rewatched The Untouchables and it surprised me how disappointed I was. I don't like Kevin Costner, with the exception of Mr. Brooks. Here, all the acting performances seemed too theatrical. The only positive exception was Robert De Niro, whose Al Capone was excellent. I was absolutely blown away by the scene showing that a man can survive for some time without any internal organs. That is, unless he gets hit in the head. I almost thought Sean Connery's character had wandered in from a zombie movie. I liked the film when I was younger, but it didn’t stand the test of time.
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The Untouchables is a neatly filmed story of a few individuals who fight the rotten system. At the end, the film is not afraid to show that for a greater cause, you sometimes need to creep over the line of what the law allows for. Director Brian De Palma is on top of his game and Sean Connery in his best. A captivating flick which contains all the magic ingredients of a film I want to watch over and over. And that music by Ennio Morricone always gives me goosebumps!
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A top-notch gangster movie with excellent actors. I was almost surprised at Kevin Costner’s performance and I think that this was one of his best roles ever. De Palma played about with the camera as always and giving some scenes (for instance watching Malone in the house) a more interesting allure. An excellent watch that is almost as old as I am. :-)
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I won't rate it overly great, but it’s still a very good movie. At times, you feel like you're watching a western in the style of Sergio Leone, with beautiful, widescreen shots, slow scenes, and ultimately, some serious bloodshed. It's like Brian De Palma left most of his talent precisely in the 70s and 80s.
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An exhibition by De Palma, where he delights film fans with various references to famous works of the past (Battleship Potemkin and others). The biggest star is not the Oscar-winning Connery, but the secondary character of Al Capone, phenomenally played by Robert De Niro.
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