Thank you, Kevin Costner...

Rating: Null/10 (11 December 2003)

...because of you I now know what wooden acting is. So many close-ups of his his face and never a single expression. Just look at the scene at the railway station. Just look at the expression he makes before shooting that guy through the glass. Oh, wait, what expression? You'd think a guy in that position would be under some tension. Geez.
But, anyway, onto the movie. Very enjoyable. This is similar to Scarface (also directed by De Palma), if you wait a while something good happens. There are a number of great scenes.
The acting by Sean Connery sticks out the most, he deserved that Oscar. I can't say I was that satisfied by De Niro. He just didn't capture Al Capone. He acted like Robert De Niro being Al Capone, not Al Capone naturally, if you get what I mean. But that's always been the one flaw of De Niro.
The music is the worst thing. A lot of the stuff just doesn't seem to work. I especially hate the child tune they used in the railway scene, that made it kinda lame with the baby's snapshots an all. However, the music in the opening credit sequence is awesome. I love that and kept going back to the beginning just to hear it.
Anywho, this is definately worth a rent if you're a De Niro fan (like me) and also a fan of the genre. If you want my advise, watch it twice, it gets better.
****/*****