The Untouchables (Special Collectors
Edition) [Blu-ray] starring Robert
DeNiro, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia,
Kevin Costner
Great Movie
As noted critic Pauline Kael wrote, the 1987 box-office hit The
Untouchables is like an attempt to visualize the publics collective dream of
Chicago gangsters. In other words, this lavish reworking of the vintage TV
series is a rousing potboiler from a bygone era, so beautifully designed
and photographed--and so craftily directed by Brian De Palma--that the
historical reality of Prohibition-era Chicago could only pale in comparison.
From a script by David Mamet, the movie pits four underdog heroes (the
maverick lawmen known as the Untouchables) against a singular villain in
Al Capone, played by Robert De Niro as a dapper caesar holding court
(and a baseball bat) against any and all challengers. Kevin Costner is the
naive federal agent Eliot Ness, whose lack of experience is tempered by
the streetwise alliance of a seasoned Chicago cop (Sean Connery, in an
Oscar-winning performance), a rookie marksman (Andy Garcia), and an
accountant (Charles Martin Smith) who holds the key to Capones potential
downfall. The movie approaches greatness on the strength of its set
pieces, such as the siege near the Canadian border, the venal ambush at
Connerys apartment, and the train-station shootout partially modeled after
the Odessa steps sequences of the Russian classic Battleship Potemkin.
Its thrilling stuff, fueled by Ennio Morricones dynamic score, but its also
manipulative and obvious. If youre inclined to be critical, the movie gives
you reason to complain. If youd rather sit back and enjoy a first-rate
production with an all-star cast, The Untouchables may very well strike you
as a classic. --Jeff Shannon
The movie was great and so was the cast.Robert De Niro nailed the role
as Al Capone perfectly.Sean Connery,great.I read the responses from fans
of the scene in the church.If he pulls a knife you pull a gun.He sends one
of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue.A great movie
line.The shootout scene at the train station was great and Ness exposing
corruption at all levels of the justice.The trailer of the movie is what drew
me in.Kevin Costner was the right choice for the role as Eliot Ness and I
want a sequel.
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