Pretty Good, If You Don't Watch It For Historical Accuracy!***SPOILER***

Rating: Null/10 (14 December 2001)

O kay, this was a good action flick, probably De Palma's best (unlike the drudgery of Scarface), but if your in it to learn about the real Untouchables and there hunt for Al Capone, watch the History Channel, because this is not what actually happened. For one thing, none of the Untouchables were killed by Capone or his gang, nor did they see any action, with the exception of busting open crates of Hooch.
What I find most laughably inaccurate is when Eliot Ness throws Frank Nitti off the court house roof. Truth be told, after Capone was sent on his little vacation to prison, Frank Nitti took over Capone's Empire (though I don't think he did anything to make headlines). Now remember, I said it is still a good action movie.
I though De Niro was awesome Al Capone. He kept a cool head around the press, but when it came down to business, he was stone cold. I always like De Niro's roles, and this one is no exception. He was fun to watch. I loved that scene in the beginning when the barber cuts him shaving (while the cameras are on him), and everyone is in shock waiting to see what he does, and the barber looks as though he's about to have a heart attack, and he just cleans it off and says 'don't worry about it'.
Kevin Costner is a top notch actor, one of the best, and he really showed it in this. From watching people talk about him on t.v. and reading articles about the real Eliot Ness, it sounds like Kevin Costner really nailed it down. Sean Connery, in his Oscar winning role, is the hardened Irish beat cop turned Untouchable for his knowledge of the street and his tough as nails way to deal with crooks. I think he was my favorite character, and Sean Connery did a great job as Jim Malone.
All in all, this was fun to watch for it's great action sequences ( the best was the train station gun fight), it's great acting, and the authentic 1930's Chicago background (which is my favorite city). Watch it for the above, but don't expect a history lesson, because that would leave you falsely informed. 8/10