Terrific film

Rating: 9/10 (5 October 1999)

My Age: 13
In the early 1930's, in Prohibtion Chicago, Al Capone, played by Robert de Niro, ruled. He smuggled illegal liquor into the city and defied the law. Eliot Ness, played by Kevin Costner, swore he'd bring him down and assembles a team to help him. They include an Irish beat cop, Jimmy Malone, played by Sean Connery, an FBI accountant, Oscar Wallace, played by Charles Martin Smith, and a recruit sharpshooter, George Stone, played by Andy Garcia. They could not be bought. They were The Untouchables.
The acting in The Untouchables is great. Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith and Andy Garcia are all good, Robert de Niro plays Al Capone well, and Sean Connery walked away with an Academy Award. The Oscar-nominated music score by Ennio Morricone is great as well. The film has plenty of action to satisfy action fans, and is a very interesting and thrilling story. The only part that I didn't really enjoy was a scene that so many others loved. The slow-motion baby/shootout scene was highly praised, but I thought it was a bit awkward. But other than that, The Untouchables is terrific.
Australian Classification: M 15+
Rating: 85 out of 100