Fun to watch as long as Connery and Deniro are in the scene.

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2005)

The first problem with this kind of movie is that it takes real people and then tells a story that is pure fiction. The second problem is having Kevin Costner as the star of the film, thus taking up the most screen time with his usual one dimensional acting. If there was ever a poster boy for actors who play the same person in every film, Costner is it! The most fun you will have is watching Sean Connery as the tough Irish Chicago cop 'Malone', and Robert Deniro as Al Capone is the acting equivalent of poetry in motion! If you are a history buff and know the true story of Eliot Ness, I doubt you will be able to put aside the poetic license of the film maker enough to enjoy this movie.