Plods along

Rating: 5/10 (22 June 2003)

This movie never really gets going. It all seems just a bit too obvious. Well meaning cop (treasury officer in this case) comes along, not well received, ends up the hero. This sort of thing has been done to death.
The plot is solid but just never changes pace. The action scenes are dull and uninteresting and the viewer is never able to connect with any of the characters. Attempts were made to characterise Eliot Ness (Costner) and Malone (Connery) but they seemed almost token and were again the same old cliches. Good family man and the only good cop in town.
Overall, this movie left me feeling rather empty.
5/10