Customer Reviews
Brilliantly Made, But Not A Classic - By: BelfiCat, 01 Sep 2008 
I watched this film for the first time today, oblivious as to what it was about & only interested in it because of the rave reviews I'd heard. Well, it definatley wasn't what I ewas expecting, but it was very good none the less. Set in the 1930s when alchohol was illegal in the US, Al Capone is the Crime Lord trading the stuff for masses of money, & Eliot Ness, the federal Agent who is determined to bring him down. I wasn't particularly blown away by any of the acting, I guess Kevin Costner as Eliot Ness is worth a mention, but although each character played their part well none of them stood out or reallly made the character their own. What does deserve a mention however is the style in which the Untouchables was filmed - lots of weird camera angles & shots, lots of dramatic music, alll building up suspense, tension, fear, excitement, sadness, etc. The viewer gets sucked into this film, as long as they have the patience to sit through the first 30 or so minutes until it gets reallly interesting.
A good film, very well made, but not one I'd be quick to recommend to friends or want to watch again in a hurry. Watch, but don't expect to be blown away.
QUITE LITERALLY 'UNTOUCHABLE' - By: Mr. Christopher J. Welch, 26 Aug 2008 
Director Brian Da Palmer's 1987 gangster epic made a star out of Kevin Costner (still one of his finest performances) & gifted Sean Connery the best role of his later career. It's an immaculate 30's set crime thriller as Elliot Ness (Costner) & his band of Untouchables go up against Robert De Niro's magnificently evil & slimy baseballl bat weilding mobster Al Capone.
The dialogue is flab free & the movie is full of great action sequences including the iconic & often pastiched 'baby/steps/Grand Central Station shootout.
It's a fascinating, & true, story as Ness & his band of agents, accountants & old cops, attempt to put the most powerful gangster in pre-war America behind bars. They are twarted at every turn until the most mundane method of stopping Capone is discovered - should have remembered to pay that tax bill Al !
De Palmer has never bettered The Untouchables & Sean Connery's old warhorse of a street cop performance as 'Malone' rightly won him an Oscar.
The Untouchables is up there with the very best films from the 80's. Stunning Stuff.
Not a Classic - By: Brendan O. Clarke, 21 Jul 2008 This entertaining film is Brian DePalma's paste-up job of the war between crusader Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) & gangster Al Capone (Robert De Niro). Sean Connery as a secondary character steals the movie with a great performance (Oscar 1987). The pacing is patchy as the director seems to treat this saga of law & order with mock seriousness; the director can't seem to help Costner get comfortable with the material, which pushes the film into outrageousness at some turns & mawkishness at others.
Costner's lack of charisma & DePalma's attempt at mock seriousness irritate me when ever i watch this movie. It will never find a place on my dvd shelf. It is a good movie, but it is far from great. Selah, 7/10.
Not the best but worth watching - By: Ms. J. D. Penn, 02 Mar 2008 I wasn't as impressed as i have been with some gangster films but again the acting was spot on. Kevin Costner was awsome, i didnt realise what an actor he was until i saw this. De Niro was excellent as always. The story line was a little predictable but was easy to follow. If you love gangster films then the chances are you'll love this
A classic? You are joking. - By: Mr. M. A. Speedy, 28 Feb 2008 
Bad 80s music, wooden acting, uninspirational directing.
I am not quite sure what other people see in it.
If you want to see a crime epic, watch Goodfellas, The Godfather or Once Upon a Time in America instead.
