Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Untouchables Review

The Untouchables staring Kevin Costner, Andy Garcia, Sean Connery and Robert Di Niro takes a look back at one of Americas most notorious crime bosses known as Al Capone. The Untouchables tells the story of how a group of federal agents led by newly appointed officer Eliot Ness (Costner) track down and expose infamous gang leader Al Capone (Di Niro). Ness is joined with veteran officer Jim Malone (Connery), rookie agent George Stone (Garcia), as well as a federal accountant Oscar Wallace (played by Charles Martin Smith).
Untouchables exploits some key events including many liker raids, gang strikes, and the Al Capone court case. Sean Connery is stupendous in his role playing both the mentor and supporting character sharing the spotlight with Garcia. Costner does well but has had better productions, at times he seems he is just spitting out lines and does nothing in particular to better his character but simply play the standard up straight hero (see The Body Guard and Robin Hood for other examples).
Though it is nothing compared to other more previous gangster films such as The Godfather, The Untouchables still holds its own in making itself a classic of the genre.    

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