Untouchable

Rating: Null/10 (29 March 2004)

Probably Kevin Costner's finest film, he plays the earnest Eliot Ness, the federal agent who wanted to bring down Al Capone anyway legally possible but eventually gave in to the teachings of his Irish mentor Jim Malone (Sean Connery!) and started to fight dirty and ultimately used blackmail to thwart Capone.
Costner has rarely been better, and he has strong support from Connery in his award winning performance and from Andy Garcia and Robert DeNiro.

What could have been an ordinary crime drama is given lots of flamboyant visual flair by the director, who films his action sequences in slow motion and with plenty of well applied tension. Memorable parts include the build up to Connery's murder, the shoot out at the train station and Costner throwing the smug killer off the court house roof.
A strong film. Give it a look. Now.