Slightly bloated but still entertaining.

Rating: 8/10 (16 June 2004)

The mob is flourishing in Chicago during prohibition under the command of Al Capone (De Niro), and things are getting out of hand. One cop, Eliot Ness (Costner) has decided this corruption and violence must come to an end and Capone must be taken out. We all know what happens.
An overall good mobster movie, The Untouchables isn't as great as it could've been although I do enjoy it. DePalma takes a premise that could have been truly great and gives us the popcorn version. Some of the scenes are simply way over the top, beyond belief, and do not seem to fit with the rest of the film giving us glimpses of the man that we see today, pumping out mostly trash such as Mission Impossible and the like, with the exception of Carlito's Way. The cast is excellent, and came out before Costner became the King of Flop and still appeared in decent films. De Niro as Capone was a wise choice, although he's not on screen much, and is entirely believable and Connery can play an old wise cop with ease.
The climatic rail station scene is impressive even with all of that slow motion, but I do like it, unlike some who hate the movie because of it. It's just not as good as some people here would like to make you think and many movies are much more deserving of the Top 250. In the end, it comes down to a lack of realism.
Overall, slightly above average but not necessarily a disappointment.