spellbound

Rating: 9/10 (19 October 2003)

Federal Agent Eliot Ness played by Kevin Costner sets out to nail Al Capone, played by Robert de Niro, the chief of rampant corruption in Chicago during the 1920s. This film I understand is not entirely factual, but the intensity and fine acting are superb. Sean Connery won an Academy Award for his robust role as a cop. The film is one of the best of Brian De Palma's, and the writing credits are attributed to two novels; one by Eliot Ness, and the other by Oscar Fraley. I had never seen this before until today on TV, and it had me spellbound by the intense emotional acting of Costner and Connery. 9/10