Excellent mob movie

Rating: 10/10 (22 February 2008)

This one ranks up there with "The Godfather" and "Goodfellas". I love crime movies, especially mob ones. And I mean mob movies like in the 20s-60s. Not "The Sopranos" crappy mob where its modern day. Where's the fun in that? This movie was great the first time I watched it. Kevin Costner really played Eliot Ness well. The part must have been written especially for Costner, as it was probably his best part ever. Sean Connery actually pulled off this movie very well. He plays Jim Malone as an actual Chicago, Irish cop. Charles Martin Smith gave an "on the edge of my seat" performance as Oscar Wallace, the accountant-turned-cop. Even Andy Garcia was great as the Italian police cadet "George Stone"/Giuseppe Petri. Capone was also well cast, played by Robert De Niro, who has yet to show me a bad performance. Frank Nitti (enforcer) was well played by relatively unknown actor Billy Drago (who always seems to play shady characters). Not one actor in this movie can be replaced. Not one thing about this movie can be changed to improve it, as this movie cannot be improved. 10/10.