The best movie on Al Capone.

Rating: 9/10 (17 September 1999)

Before "The untouchables", Kevin Costner wasn't as big a star as he is today. So you could consider "The untouchables" to be the movie that made a movie star of him. Nowadays, everybody knows him. We all know that he has delivered some very good performances and some terrible ones. But his best performance is without a doubt his performance in this movie. He seemed to know the feelings of his character very well and was great in the role of Eliot Ness, the cop who finally gets Capone convicted. Also, we have Sean Connery who plays Malone, the man who helps Ness put Capone in prison and I think he steals the show in his Oscar-winning performance as best-supporting actor.
The movie begins with Al Capone (Robert De Niro) getting interviewed while his personal barber shaves him. The second scene is what sets off the movie: Capone's men, who are incapable of convincing a bartender into selling alcohol that Capone imported into Chicago (we are in the 30's and there is prohibition in Chicago). The bartender refuses and in revenge, the men leave a suitcase with a bomb in it. But there is a little girl in the pub who only went there to get her daily milk and as the men walk out, she follows them trying to give them back their suitcase. But the suitcase explodes in her hands killing her on the spot. And then the story kicks off.
Ness (Costner) tries to bust Capone but doesn't know how and doesn't really have the guts to go all the way. But when he meets Malone (Connery), he is taught a lesson of courage as well as how to beat Capone and the Mob. But how can a few strong and courageous cops stop the impossible from happening. So naturally, the Mob fights back and causes some serious damage in the cops' camp.
Brian De Palma used some "extreme violence" to show the power of both the Mob and the cops in this incredibly powerful drama based on the true life of detective Eliot Ness who finally got Capone behind bars. De Palma also masterfully directed the movie and made good choices for his cast which consists of Costner, Connery, De Niro, and Andy Garcia. The script is excellent as well. But as I stated before, I believe that it Sean Connery that makes this movie so great with his excellent performance as Malone. I think that it is his best performance in his whole career. So see this movie. It's great classic about the Mob vs. cops where for once, the Mob appears as the bad-guy. It's worth seeing at any cost.