The Untouchables

Rating: 10/10 (18 March 2005)

This is the true and excellent story of the man who wanted to put away a crime king named Al Capone (a very well cast Robert De Niro), from director Brian De Palma (Carrie, Scarface). Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) has been trying to prove that Capone is a bad man for a long time. Now he is assembling a bunch of men to help him prove it once and for all. These men include George Stone (Andy Garcia), Agent Wallace (Charles Martin Smith) and the excellently played and very intelligent Malone (Oscar and Golden Globe winning, and BAFTA nominated Sir Sean Connery). Malone is the one with all information of where bad stuff happens, and ways of proving facts about Capone and his empire, they media name them The Untouchables. Unfortunately, when Wallace and Malone are assassinated Ness has to carry out the court case himself with some help from his left over "Untouchable". An excellent story full of crime, drama, giggles and fantastic actors. It was nominated the Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design and Best Music for Ennio Morricone, it won the BAFTA for Best Score, and it was nominated for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Original Score. Kevin Costner was number 93, Sir Sean Connery number 8, and Robert De Niro was number 2 on The 100 Greatest Movie, Connery was number 3 on The 50 Greatest British Actors, De Niro was number 50 on The 100 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, and he was number 5 (with Al Pacino) on The World's Greatest Actor. Outstanding!