The Untouchables

Film Title
The Untouchable

Review
One of the best mafia movies, loosely based on true events in the prohibition era. Great, exciting crime thriller, great acting, cinematography and music. Good performances by Sean Connery, Robert De Niro and rest of the cast.

Box office
Budget - $25,000,000 (estimated)
Worldwide - $106,200,000

Trivia
Albert H. Wolff, the last survivor of the real-life Untouchables, was a consultant on this film, and helped Kevin Costner with his portrayal of Eliot Ness.

Robert De Niro tracked down Al Capone's original tailors and had them make him some identical clothing for the film.

Despite the final courtroom scene in this film, the real Al Capone and Eliot Ness never came face-to-face during their battles.

Goofs
When Oscar runs through the leaking barrel on the bridge, his clothes are completely dry afterward.

During the bridge shootout, a barrel of whisky stops leaking but then starts up again.

One of Capone's men has the accountant hostage. Capone's man is sweating a lot as he counts to three; his sweat vanishes as the bullet enters his mouth.

Quotes
Malone: [to Ness on the walkway underneath a bridge] You just fulfilled the first rule of law enforcement: make sure when your shift is over you go home alive. Here end the lesson.

Mountie Captain: [under the impression Malone shot a man in the mouth while he was still alive] Mr. Ness! I do not approve of your methods!
Ness: Yeah, well... You're not from Chicago.

Malone: [upon meeting each other for the first time] You, you carry a badge?
Agent Oscar Wallace: Yes?
Malone: [gives him a shotgun] Carry a gun.

Capone: [to reporters] People are gonna drink! You know that, I know that, we all know that, and all I do is act on that. And all this talk of bootlegging - what is bootlegging? On a boat, it's bootlegging. On Lake Shore Drive, it's hospitality. I'm a businessman!

Ness: I wanna hurt the man, Malone. You hear me? I wanna start taking the battle to him. I wanna hurt Capone!

One of the best history and crime films. All of the actings are great.
[spoiler]I really felt sad when one of Al Capone's cops killed Oscar Wallace. I really scared that one of Al Capone's men will kill Eliot Ness' wife and daughter, but this didn't happen. [/spoiler]

Based on the true story of Eliott Ness, the guy who brought Al Capone to justice. Great movie, great atmosphere excellent cast that delivers. Just a great movie.

Although belonging to a typical genre, this film certainly stands out. Don't miss it!

I was 17 when I saw it opening weekend. I can't remember loving it then, but seeing it again 19 years later I find it very moving. I don't know if it's Sean Connery's performance of a man reclaiming purpose at the end of his life, Ennio Morricone's stirring score or Mamet's script that turns an action drama into a moral crusade.

Great movie. Eventhough it’s so over the top and some-what comical. When Ness’ team takes on bad guys in one scene. That you don’t expect the film to take such a violent and dark turn. When his team members start to be violently taken out.

Rating: 4* / 5* or 8 / 10

Personally I liked it but it is very obvious that it is a movie from about 40 years ago and I am not saying this just because of the audiovisual, if one does not take that into account, one does not really pay attention to it, but because this plot of the correct policeman against a corrupt leadership, the group of people who do not even meet each other but end up being a good team and several scenes very much like "American Heroes" make it a very stereotypical movie at various times, it is also what I said, one must take into account the era of the movie and not get carried away by that.

>"If you walk through this door now, you're walking into a world of trouble. And there's no turning back. You understand?"

**_Rest in peace - In honor of Sean Connery_**

This film was great. I thought it would have way more De Niro in it than it did, but I enjoyed the score and Sean Connery. There is an epic moment involving stairs and I wonder if that inspired other movies slow motion moments in cinema.

Eliot Ness: "I said never stop fighting, till the fight is done!"

Finally got around to watching this. I liked it, but I think I waited too long. The score is overbearing and schmaltzy. Some of the action scenes are pretty hammy. That whole scene in Canada is unbelievable. And not in the awesome sense, but in the I can't buy that many dudes with tommy guns can't hit four guys coming at them on horses. That feels like I'm nitpicking but I guess I'm using that moment to sum up my issue with some of the action. This movie feels older than it is. Like it came out in the 60s. Not that that means it's bad, just that it has the editing and fight choreography of an older era. Oh, and I was cracking up when Kevin Costner was dragging that carriage up the stairs. Surprised that baby didn't bounce out of there.

2nd viewing 7/2019:
Feel like I was a little hard on this movie 3 years ago. Bumped it from a 7 to an 8. Also I'm into the score now too.