Movie #244: The Untouchables

Movie #: 244
Movie Title: The Untouchables
Year Released: 1987

Director: Brian De Palma
Notable Cast: Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Robert De Niro, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia

Short Description: Federal Agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team. (IMDB.com)


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Ranker.com: #96
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Date Watched: 1/27/2013

What I Liked: Kevin Costner played his part well as Federal Agent Eliot Ness and Robert De Niro made a good Al Capone. The shootouts seemed to me to have a Quentin Tarantin feel to them, and while I don’t normally care for his style, I appreciated it in this movie. It’s always fun taking like Sean Connery when watching a movie with him in it. I was surprised to see that while Agent Oscar Wallace, played by Charles Martin Smith, was an accountant in the government and considered the weak man the team, he was still a badass in a gun fight.

What I Disliked: Considering this was a movie about taking down Al Capone I was disappointed that he appeared maybe three times in the first hour and only for a couple of minutes each time. The death of Jim Malone, played by Sean Connery, was excessively overdramatic. Even if it was historically accurate, I don’t understand using men on horses to charge a contraband exchange when the smugglers are in cars.

Grade: 3.5 out of 5 (Very Good)
Rationale: Good action and, as far as I’m aware, and accurate story but not enough Al Capone early in the movie.