Tremendous directing and performances...

Rating: Null/10 (27 October 1999)

One of the worthwhile features of the film is without a single doubt the remarkable directing, masterfully created by Brian De Palma. As a matter of fact I think De Palma is one of the best directors of all times (after Alfred Hitchcock of course) and the Untouchables one of his best pictures. Only the word reminds me of a great number of scenes, for example the scene in the train station with the baby carriage, the scene when Eliot Ness went to kill Al Capone and so many others. Furthermore the script was really tremendous, written by David Mamet. As far as the performances are concerned, what can I say, they were marvelous. Robert De Niro and especially Sean Connery did their best to offer us unforgettable performances. The second one deservedly won the academy award of best supporting actor. Finally, if I had one complaint this would be the fact that the movie had not a single nomination in the categories of best picture, best directing, best original screenplay and why not a nomination for De Niro's performance in the category of best supporting actor. I give Untouchables 9 out of 10 or **** out of ***** stars.