Filled with improbabilities

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2013)

Capone and Ness about to duke it out on the stairs of a hotel. Capone's and Ness's people hold them back. Nobody would defy Capone that way. A cop gets shot in a place where there are plenty of cops and Ness goes after him to battle with him on the roof, with no cops following after him. The court house would have been full of cops. He goes to the train station to confront the bad guys, also no cops around. Capone punching his attorney in the court house and then going after the judge. I doubt that happened. This thing is so obviously fabricated. Talk about Hollywood fluff. First of all, Sean Connery contrary to what most people think, is in my opinion a lousy actor. So, is Kevin Costner. Andy Garcia is totally not awake. Brian De Palma should stick to thrillers of a more superficial variety and stay away from historical drama. The movie is definitely watchable and entertaining, but it's no great masterpiece.