The untouchables

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 Photo belongs to universal pictures. With Sean Connery's passing this week, I thought it would be appropriate to review his most appraised role, Jim Malone and the Untouchables.

     Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner) sets out to arrest notorious Chicago gangster Al Capone (Robert DeNiro). Ness finds that it is not just as simple as following the letter of the law, sometimes the hands need to get dirty. He forms a small crew of law enforcement to get the job done

   With a cast that also included Kevin Costner and Robert DeNiro, this movie pulls no punches when it comes to the talent. Connery was the one that walked away with the Oscar, why was that? To put it simply, this movie is made better with him. He kills it, this movie would be nothing without him. If you can get an actor that carries a movie, it is a first step.  

  Ennio Marricone absolutely kills the score. Watching the film, the score really gives me the feeling that things were changing, that they were going to get better time.When you did not get that, the music was almost like a western film. The score was Oscar nominated , but ended up losing to "The last emperor", which was also great, tough year.

   In films like this I usually am a sucker for the shootouts. If done correctly, it can take your movie from a seven to a ten. This film has two big shootouts. Unfortunately, they come as a mixed bag. The Canadian boarder shootout is well paced and is fun to watch. The big problem is the train station fight. The insertion of the stroller to add more tension ends up making it frustrating. The fact that most of the scene is in slow motion, throws it off. By the time you get to the pay off, it does not feel as good as it should.  

  This movie has been hit with fact that it is not very accurate. What movie really is? In the way that this story is told, it does veer into the melodrama territory. Once Ness figures out the way to take down Capone that is when it is turned up the most.  

    Overall, you are left with a very entertaining film. It has its problems, but what movie doesn't

GRADE:B-

 

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