an exceptional masterpiece

Rating: 10/10 (9 March 1999)

The Untouchables is undoubtedly the best movie I have ever seen. Everything is perfect: the actors with a great as usual Sean Connery, an extraordinary Capone-De Niro and a Costner as shy as usual but here it's perfect; the story which takes you for a walk inside the struggles of prohibition (story from David Mamet); the reconstitution of Chicago and all elements from the thirties; the music from Morricone. But the best thing of the movie is absolutely the directing from De Palma. It's so impressive to see how he makes you thrill with his camera moves. To me, the scene in the stairs is the best scene in movies story with all the thrill you feel in a few minutes.