Review of The Untouchables (1987) by Jill G — 10 Jan 2011
The Accountant vs. The World with the return of the Harmonica.
The opening credits begin with a fantastic score at the hands of Morricone and the films large ambitions do no let up.
There are a series of great set pieces. The bust. The bridge. The baby. The roof chase. The are all memorable.
De Palma continues with his love of voyeurism as the police go undercover to catch the bootleggers. The red lights appear to make the concrete bleed when Connery confronts the Chief of Police. Then there is the requisite zinger with the Scarface line replaced with an as memorable knife and gunfight mix.
Keven Costner, Sean Connery, Andy Garcia and Robert De Niro are all in their prime. Costner nails the stoic nature of Ness, while De Niro plays Capone as an hilarious caricature. Any of his scene are slid in messily into the central plot is a vignetteâ"like fashion.
It is clunky and the female lead is hideously underwritten, but this is forgivable considering her character was never the highlight. The setting is the star of the show and overcomes its shortcomings.
This review of The Untouchables (1987) was written by Jill G on 10 Jan 2011.
The Untouchables has generally received very positive reviews.
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