Good Popcorn Flick

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2013)

I never was a fan and i'm afraid that i'll never be a fan of DePalma's works. Some of them have a campy aspect that is just not for me. So i thought that i would tend to dislike The Untouchables anyways before i even seen it. But while watching it i realized that is not 'so bad' as his other works. Sure is cheap and cliché, and the characters wear a typical black and white dresses, the villain is very bad and the good is very good. The end just follows the predictable story arc. But even yet, despite all my dislike towards cliché films(although based on real life events), i kinda liked this one. The cinematography is good, the art direction is very good, the score by Ennio Morricone fits perfectly in the film... And Robert DeNiro performance is not that bad as some claim it to be. Sure it was way too cartoon-esque, but he really don't appears a lot in this film. He is mentioned a lot in the film,though. I think that his performance was exactly what this film needed in order to not fade away Al Capone of it. So, if you are looking for a popcorn flick, Untouchables is the perfect choice. 7.5/10