The Movie Diorama Harking back to those classic films where henchmen are firing tommy guns on the streets of Prohibition-era America. There are loads of films depicting this time in history, but not all of them are nearly as fun as this. A federal agent vows to bring down the legendary kingpin Al Capone where an experienced police officer teaches the agent how to beat the mob. It's just the classic story of good versus evil. Law against crime. The beauty of such a simple premise allows the ability to have rich characters and an absorbing world. The production values are off the charts, this truly felt like Chicago and the costumes were authentic. Whilst the story as a whole is not particularly memorable, the film is built up on set pieces to keep the viewer enthralled. A great example would be a shootout in a train station where a baby in a pram is slowly falling down some stairs. That, is what I will remember. Acting was solid all round, Costner and De Niro were great however it was the legendary Sean Connery that made me smile. He is such a natural talent on screen, his charisma just shines through instantaneously. The character Eliot Ness' development was well executed where he starts to take the law into his own hands towards to the end. I would've liked to have seen Al Capone being used more in the film, but I fully realise that he got his henchmen to do the dirty work which is fine. Also admired one scene where Brian DePalma switches to a POV shot of a man sent to kill a police officer. Slyly moving throughout the house, I thought it was a creative method. The level of violence is hit and miss and sometimes borders on cheap but for the most part it was gritty and exciting to watch. The Untouchables is definitely one of the most entertaining films of its genre and I can easily imagine myself watching it again soon.

vmadhukrishna I stopped watching the movie once Sean Connery is shot. I didn't want to watch further.Additionally, it is said that Al Capone didn't want to threaten or kill Prohibition officials, but the film showed assassination of the Accountant and Malone. Historically inaccurate.

nzswanny If you are like me and like a good film-noir or two then I recommend you watch this film which plays out exactly like a film-noir, with camera work, angles, lighting and editing all perfectly suiting the polished and straight-forward style of the genre. The Untouchables is a movie that contains clichés from the genre but uses them to it's own intentional advantage and if this film were in black-and- white I would of believed that it truly was a movie brilliantly created around the 40's. Some do not like style over substance and that's okay, but in order to warn some viewers I will state that this is more of a visual feat in terms of experience, but myself I don't necessarily consider style over substance a bad thing and I have actually created a strong respect for films simply having good cinematography and editing. The editing flows the film all together in the traditional film-noir manner, comprehending the film into an understandable experience and never losing grip of it's tone because of the good editing. Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro star as the main characters and all deliver performances worthy of the film, both expressing their characters realistically and in a style fully according to the film-noir genre. If this all sounds good to you, then why not give it a watch?

HotToastyRag Alright, The Untouchables is a famous movie. You should probably go see it. But if you're a girl, you probably won't like it.This is a total man's man movie, so it's only fitting that Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, and Robert De Niro are the stars. I don't even think there's any women in the movie; if there are, my apologies, but they're obviously forgettable. It's got action, cops and crooks, and suspense, so it's a must-see for manly men.The Untouchables is about a bunch of special agents trying to arrest and capture famous gangster Al Capone. Don't throw anything at me, but despite the historical setting, I was incredibly bored during this movie. I was so bored, I actually fast-forwarded some scenes. It was still a very long two hours. But it is pretty famous, and Sean Connery won an Oscar for it, so you might want to see it just to say you did.