Entertaining and watchable movie but has it's flaws

Rating: 7/10 (22 April 2013)

This isn't the most realistic movie about a team of cops trying to take down the bad guys. But I can see why this movie was such a entertaining and cool movie that left an impact in the 80's. The plot is loosely based on a true story about a Federal Agent Eliot Ness(Kevin Costner) and his team taking down Al Capone(Robert De Niro) a notorious gangster that resided in Chicago and this flick takes place in the 1930's. Sean Connery is the one is the one that stands out the most in this film as Eliot's partner Jimmy Malone(Sean Connery) I would also add De Niro but his scenes are just too few. But than again De Niro has just about always been great at playing the gangster roles. Despite the lack of substance this movie does have that heroic vibe going for it with few riveting moments probably because of the uplifting musical score. And it's a entertaining and cool movie and I can see why this movie was somewhat of a hit when it came out. It has tough guys with fedora hats, suits with trench coats wielding Tommy guns. And it does have a decent narrative even if it isn't a very intelligent movie. This movie tries to put Eliot Ness on a pedestal but I just found Ness to not be all that likable character in this. Maybe it's because he claims it doesn't matter if alcohol is a harmless drink or not, it's the law of the land to not consume it. Then he goes bending the law in order to take down the bad guys. If it was cocaine or other very harmful drugs I would give him a pass but not really in this case. But he was one of the few cops that couldn't be bought, bribed or bargained with and I give him props for that. Also all the character are mostly one dimensional and very underdeveloped. It's a entertaining and watchable flick but just didn't stand out all that much and does have some really dumb parts or parts that doesn't make much sense.
7.4/10