Tagline: AL CAPONE. He ruled Chicago with absolute power. No one could touch him. No one could stop him. - Until Eliot Ness and a small force of men swore they'd bring him down. (more)
Plot Outline: Federal Agent Elliot Ness sets out to take out Al Capone; because of rampant corruption, he assembles a small, hand-picked team. (more)(view trailer)
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Old school Hollywood melodrama
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Date: 23 March 2003 Summary: Old school Hollywood melodrama
"The Untouchables" tells the tale of G-man Elliott Ness' campaign to unseat
Chicago mob boss Al Capone (circa 1930's). Given the Hollywood clout behind
this flick (De Palma, Mamet, etc.), the film is surprisingly lackluster and
fraught with overacting, staginess, some hokey scripting, and
fictionalizations. Nonetheless, "The Untouchables" will make an entertaining
couch potato watch for those looking for no-brainer gangland melodrama.
(C+)
Note - Connery garnered both a globe and an Oscar for his role which didn't
involve any special tests of his abilities. Go figure.