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The Untouchables

The Untouchables

1987
Drama
Suspense/Thriller
1h 59m
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Rated 06 Jan 2017
80
77th
Kevin Costner yells like Jimmy Stewart. The musical score doesn't fit this movie at all, people are getting blown away by shotguns on a bridge while the song that blares when a little league team wins the big game plays.
Rated 08 Aug 2018
70
65th
"What did you say?" "I said your friend died screaming like a stuck Irish pig. Now you think about that when I beat the rap." Spoiler Alert: He doesn't have to think about it.
Rated 24 Aug 2010
26
17th
This is terrible on just so many levels. Sean Connery's the closest thing I have to a father but winning an Oscar for that performance is absurd, his attempt at an Irish brogue is futile and he speaks entirely in caricature stock phrases - as does everyone else. Capone is presented as an evil cartoon against which the prohibition laws go unquestioned (the last line notwithstanding). Even Morricone's score is abused to the point of either laughing or crying.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
40
24th
Not good
Rated 19 Feb 2008
58
31st
Good acting by De Niro and Connery, but the script just falls flat. The attempts at post modernism are just embarrassing; the fact that you make fun of the fact that you're using a cliché does not make it any better. Ennio Morricone produces a good score that sadly does not fit the film at all at times. Also, what's the lesson here? Capone never really comes of as a bad guy and all I got out of it is that it is OK to kill in a personal vendetta, as long as it is in the name of the law.
Rated 15 Feb 2007
84
81st
This movie was great. Not a big fan of Kevin Costner thought, but he didn't give a bad performance. At times I found some scenes very cartoony.
Rated 29 Apr 2015
55
29th
Not a lot of this worked for me. Morricone's score was sentimental, which gave the film a jaunty tone -- a nostalgic view of the thirties, perhaps? Costner is an affectless bore (which is what his character is, but Costner manages to make it even more boring), and Connery, while entertaining, is really just playing Connery. There is some nice cinematography, though.
Rated 04 Apr 2016
55
18th
A 'funky smell' movie that compels me to keep sniffing so I can better appreciate why it bothers me. Music constantly sounds misplaced, the script is frequently cringe-worthy, the forced sentimentality leaves a poor taste at every turn. It looks nice but my eyes were on conveyer belt rollers the whole time. Connery taking a hundred bullets and still crawling away just so De Palma can shove opera singing over it in slo-mo...that is the essence of the funky smell emanating from this movie.
Rated 01 May 2013
56
25th
Probably the most uneven movie I've ever seen. Some parts felt like they were part of a masterpiece. Some parts felt like clips from Not Another Gangster Movie. And time hasn't been kind to much of the score. There was enough good to keep it entertaining, but wow is this overrated. The abrupt tonal shifts between bad comedy and melodrama are just too much.
Rated 16 Nov 2007
45
44th
what a dreadful script, mamet. points mostly for sean connery's performance.
Rated 03 Oct 2015
5
24th
Aside from an excellent jazzy score and a great looking 1940s set, this film is largely underwhelming: Its compelling cop vs. Capone true tale is lost amidst a script that breezes through simple plot points with little development or character study, and a notable cast gives middling performances (apart from an underused DeNiro) thanks in part to often unmemorable dialogue. The dashes of bloody violence ("TOUCHABLE") grab you but they don't make up for the mostly weak writing here.
Rated 23 Nov 2008
70
48th
It's really overrated but Sean Connery pretty much carries this movie.
Rated 02 Mar 2019
45
15th
This movie is more riddled with clichés than its bodies are with bullets. But hey, throw in a reference to an old movie and the critics go wild...
Rated 13 Aug 2018
8
78th
(2nd viewing) Sean Connery sounds about as Irish as my tumble dryer while Morricone's score sounds like The Sicilian Clan had sex with a one of his westerns and their child never seems to shut up. Having said that, this movie is a lot of fun - despite its odd, over-the-top presentation - and De Palma's cinematic style, while obviously heavily influenced by Hitchcock, may just be my favorite of all time.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
89th
The Untouchables is a classic revisited; a true story made cinematic gold. It's one of the greatest prohibition-era crime stories there is, and Brian DePalma's fast paced telling along with a very solid cast, make The Untouchables an unforgettable thriller. Awesome!
Rated 27 Feb 2016
40
8th
The worst offender here is the terrible music that feels out of place at least 85.324242242123% of the time. It made it very hard to get into it, and it wasn't helped by an awful script and performances that range from mediocre but passable (Connery, De Niro, Garcia I guess) to outright bad (Costner). "Cartoonish" is a word that has been thrown around and it's fitting. There could have been some emotional resonance here but the silliness trampled all over it. I dislike the train station scene.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
88
86th
A true crime classic. I still get angry and upset during Sean Connery's final scene. Costner is passable as Elliot Ness, but the supporting cast is exemplary.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
26
9th
Really dull and long.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
40
26th
Overblown cops and robbers melodrama. Hard not to wonder what the makers of movies such as this thought a few years later when they saw what Scorsese did with GOODFELLAS.
Rated 19 Jul 2007
71
23rd
The suspense, cinematography, and acting was all great. De Niro was a delightful Capone but there weren't enough scenes to give his character enough villainous justice. A big problem with this movie is the score, and that's disheartening since it was by Morricone, who I usually like. At places it's too corny, or too happy, or too... wrong. Also, the portrayal of Nitti is just so histortically wrong. Good movie but a way better Chicago gangster film is Road to Perdition.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
32nd
I always thought this movie was merely okay. It's pretty boring for the most part. DeNiro's scenes are outstanding, but some of the scenes with dialogue between Connery and Costner are just tedious.
Rated 27 May 2007
2
21st
There is a badass scene where De Niro beats someone to death with a bat but that's really the only memorable part of the film. Extremely overrated.
Rated 27 Sep 2011
50
14th
De Palma loves tracking shots! And like the film, these shots are more showy than substantive, trying to wring as much tension as possible out of what is essentially a series of action set pieces. Connery and Garcia bring a bit of life to the proceedings, but no one else has much to contribute. De Palma seems to bury the humanity beneath his layers of self-conscious style, leaving the film feeling empty and without a truly empathetic character or situation for the audience to latch onto.
Rated 15 Jun 2012
80
83rd
Simultaneously artful and goofy, The Untouchables supplies several outstanding setpieces (the train station sequence being the highlight) to counteract its caricatured baddies and formulaic approach to its story. Ennio Morricone's score is terrific, but poorly spotted (and faded at unfortunate times on at least two occasions). The performances and De Palma's direction are ultimately more than compelling enough to compensate for the screenplay's shortcomings.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
73rd
I've always loved this film! Costner is beautifully earnest; Connery is a perfect heroic mentor/martyr; and you can tell from his first scene that Andy Garcia knew he was being given a future as a movie star with this role... It's also some of de Palma's best visuals ever... The train station staircase scene is masterful! 7 minutes of non-verbal brilliance!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
84
93rd
The Untouchables is high quality entertainment recommended for all who love crime dramas, especially for those who enjoyed the television show of the same name.
Rated 26 Jan 2017
62
25th
Well made and entertaining, but extremely unoriginal, predictive and overdramatic.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
71
84th
Costners wooden acting probably helps a little here. The supporting cast all steal the show.
Rated 25 Feb 2009
70
34th
Sean Connery and Andy Garcia are the only actors in this movie that are above average, the rest are--for the most part--bad. The direction could have been much better and the whole thing seemed amateur, and the music was unbearable. All around, the only redeeming quality is the story it's self, too bad what De Palma did to it is this.
Rated 27 Jul 2010
70
55th
A heartwarming tale of a group of men battling to overcome leprosy. Apparently the cure lies in shooting people and abstaining from alcohol.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
77
33rd
Some great sequences, but too gimmicky and lacking in heart to be a good film.
Rated 04 Jan 2008
88
86th
Punchy and packed with pathos. Marvellously believable performance by Kevin Costner and Connery is his typical self in a strong supporting role. Some good action scenes with a real sense of 30's America and faithful to the reality of the times.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
82nd
De Palma's best - wonderful all the way around.
Rated 11 Jan 2008
65
57th
Not too bad, despite the stench of De Palma's tendency to completely overdo it.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
90
83rd
Epic gangster movie, De Palma's last.
Rated 08 Feb 2008
62
41st
It's a good movie. It's action sequences are decent enough but certainly are over the top and honestly I don't think that suits in this type of film. Normally I really enjoy Costner but I didn't find his performance stellar. In fact I didn't find De Niro or Garcia particularly amazing either. I think the main thing that really didn't set with me and kept taking me out of the film was the soundtrack. It's just so terribly 80's. Some of it's good but a lot of it is glaringly bad.
Rated 05 Feb 2020
64
63rd
Pretty good period crime drama. Thought there would be more action, but the story never drags. Occasional nice crowd scenes. But this film lacks a sense of scale. We never get a full sense of just how far-reaching Capone's organization actually is.
Rated 25 Jan 2017
73
83rd
A slick gangster thriller from the prohibition-era. Highly entertaining with a great cast and some memorable scenes.
Rated 18 Jan 2017
87
72nd
De Palma's over the top style makes this gangster film a lot of fun to watch. Connery is charistmatic as an old beat cop getting a second chance and De Niro is deliciously hammy as the legendary Al Capone. A lot of people criticize Costner for his performance in this and while it certainly is nothing to write home about I found it serviceable, though the role certainly could've been in better hands. It's no The Godfather but it's not trying to be The Godfather.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
75
76th
On a personal level there is plenty to put me off this movie. Much of the cast, but particuarly Costner and Connery are, lets say, far from my favourite on screen performers, and De Palma is at best a hit and miss director. Here though for the most part he gets it right, and that includes the casting of Sean and Kevin! While "The Untouchables" never reaches great heights in any department (bar the epic musical score), it is an undeniably slick, classy and engaging crime thriller.
Rated 06 Feb 2008
90
97th
Sometimes no reviewing is needed. A quote is more than sufficient: "You wanna know how to get Capone? They pull a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue. *That's* the *Chicago* way! And that's how you get Capone."
Rated 12 Aug 2015
56
48th
It's a decent enough film but there's too much in there to mark it down from being good film.I know the story of nailing someone for tax evasion probably needs sexing up a bit but...the baby carriage shootout = nonsense.The courthouse shootout = nonsense.Walking around said courthouse with the address of your last murder in your pocket and a list of all the jurors you've bribed and how much you've paid them = nonsense. Oh, and Sean Connery's 'Irish' accent - laughable
Rated 23 Sep 2007
74
81st
I think Connery's performance is better for the fact he spends a lot of his time next to a wooden Costner. Some wonderful directing, some disappointing decisions but all in all an entertaining tale.
Rated 21 Mar 2011
40
27th
Not my kind of film - it's way too conventional and often involuntarily hilarious. Kevin Costner has the emotional range equivalent of a tree.
Rated 30 Dec 2008
87
82nd
Truth is, this is a corny crime movie, not deep or complex at all. But it doesn't matter, it's one of my favorite all time movies, especially aiding this is the wonderful score in this movie.
Rated 29 Mar 2009
65
27th
Kind of fun, sometimes. Costner is a complete non entity in the centre of course, and any scene where people weren't shooting each other was cringeworthy.
Rated 03 Jan 2010
69
48th
This will only be remembered for two scenes. The staircase scene and the assasination of Jim Malone. ... It's just too bad De Palma can't put this kind drama in every aspect of his movies. It's like he always has a really nice package, but not the actual gift.
Rated 05 Feb 2009
64
31st
highly overrated
Rated 03 May 2020
82
82nd
Ripping yarn of cops and gangsters in 30s Chicago. Some of Connery's best work (if you ignore the occasional attempts at an Irish accent.)
Rated 06 Jan 2008
90
94th
A sensational movie, with an involving story on gangsters. With a respectable cast, a brilliant soundtrack and a script with the striking fact of world history.
Rated 08 Jun 2022
70
54th
Pretty cheesy (the score doesn't help with that in the slightest) and the setup feels a little rushed, but otherwise this is enjoyable and solidly directed. Sean Connery feels out of place, but he's nearly always fun to have around. Also, what is it with DePalma and pivotal sequences in train stations?
Rated 27 Mar 2019
50
27th
Only de Niro as Capone stands the test of time. I never realized the rest was so silly and nonsensical.
Rated 05 Dec 2023
69
53rd
Certainty overrated. I don't know if this was always the case or if it just aged badly. My main issue is the bizarre tone which keeps shifting between scenes. Some are weirdly joyful, almost comedic (the bridge attack and ensuing interrogation), others are dead serious (Capone, TOUCHABLE) followed by exaggerated, borderline ridiculous scenes like that fist fight with Connery. Also, I'm not sure what's the point of taking historical characters and events if you're going to write fiction anyway.
Rated 17 Jan 2013
45
17th
I don't really understand how anyone could truly like this. I thought it was actually kind of terrible. It was very cheesy, even for the 80s. Morricone is one of the best composers ever, but his score here is awful. Any moment of seriousness is ruined by the music. Costner has absolutely zero charisma in a role that needs it. Then again, does he ever? Most disappointing was De Niro as Capone. An incredible actor playing a fascinating man & he doesn't do anything! Just severely underutilised.
Rated 15 Sep 2014
75
66th
A great cast, tale, soundtrack and photography. Oddly sort of ties into The Rock in a weird way.
Rated 02 Mar 2021
45
17th
A whole film of Connery/de Niro doing blatantly Mamet dialogue would slap. This is not that unfortunately but it does have a few moments of that.
Rated 15 Jun 2013
65
42nd
A slick and compelling crime picture -and a hilariously clichéd one. De Palma's typically overblown -but extremely entertaining- directorial style elevates Mamet's borderline dreadful script and the result is a self-consciously campy masterwork. Costner is typically listless as the idealist protagonist; Connery is entertaining as the 'tutor'; De Niro makes a fun caricature out of Capone.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
100
82nd
One of the greatest modern day gangster films-loved the scene where Sean Connery gets it!
Rated 07 Aug 2012
74
59th
The score makes this film feel weirdly optimistic for a mob film. That, the straightforward composition, Connery's overacting, and Costner's ineptitude combine to make a somewhat cheesy film. Some scenes have sluggish editing, including a protracted first-person shot and a very long setup for a train station scene, but I still found the film fun to watch and containing a decent amount of action.
Rated 27 Nov 2023
77
33rd
Visually appealing, with exciting and effective action scenes. The script is awful though, full of dialogue that's either simplistic or laughable. Robert De Niro has a good time hamming it up in largely pointless scenes, Connery is funny, Kevin Costner is as exciting as a bowl of oatmeal.
Rated 18 Jan 2013
82
88th
Really engaging action movie.
Rated 22 Jul 2009
73
72nd
Some weird casting, and not enough action, but good as a drama/thriller.
Rated 03 Oct 2009
80
52nd
Great cops & robbers movie that follows Kevin Costner and Sean Connery as they blast away Robert De Niro's thugs; Ennio Morricone's original score and De Palma's camera work shine, and this is probably Costner's best work, despite the occasional cheesiness and Connery's awful Irish accent. I recommend.
Rated 05 Mar 2018
70
60th
Good cast, good story.
Rated 01 Feb 2017
60
47th
It is good, but something is missing. Standard movie except setting and some nice scenes.
Rated 06 Aug 2010
73
31st
It's a tad overrated.
Rated 23 Dec 2013
80
56th
Slick on the surface but loaded with artful touches, Brian DePalma's classical gangster thriller is a sharp look at period Chicago crime, featuring excellent performances from a top-notch cast.
Rated 21 Jun 2021
83
98th
Sometimes it's a bit bafflingly cartoonish in the way the scenes are set, the music, and the costumes. But otherwise it's still good.
Rated 03 Aug 2015
95
53rd
A thrilling and exciting crime drama with great direction from Brian DePalma and standout performances from Sean Connery and Robert DeNiro, written by David Mamet and a musical score by Ennio Morricone, this film has everything you need for a great film and delivers it in spades.
Rated 16 Sep 2018
60
39th
2./ dönemin cycle'ı içinde truva atı. de niro bu açıdan örnek casting kullanımı. de palma öne çıkmamak için uğraşmış, mametse hayatının değişecek güzergahına dair işaretler veriyor. melodrama dokunuşu ağırlaştıkça şu ekipten çıkan iş "costner vehicle"ı olmaktan öteye geçemiyor. morricone'nin melodramayı bile parlatabiliyor olması haricinde ekipten beklenecek iş burada yok. yine de hikayenin içkin kavramları senaryo içinde görünmez kalmıyor, o da ayr
Rated 27 Aug 2012
67
29th
A decent enough film with some good acting here and there. I expected a bit more from Mamet since this ended up being a rather sensationalised account, and Morricone's score is surprisingly dated and lacklustre. Whatever misgivings the film has it makes up for with some exciting sequences, especially the well-staged stair-case scene, which was every bit as good as the hype suggested it would be.
Rated 25 Sep 2009
84
47th
The untouchables, directed by Brian De Palma, is a good action film with great casting and has memorable soundtrack by Ennio Morricone. Historical accurance is not on the focus here but you couldn't care less when the story of Eliot Ness trying to capture Al Capone is so entertaining and well written by David Mamet. Each of the cast members carry the film to higher level, altough the near-cameo presense of Robert De Niro is more amusing than convincing.
Rated 08 Nov 2016
66
9th
66 for good (expensive) scenery and hiring the best Italian film composer who did mediocre at best this time. 'Gangster' movie done for young adults and wide audiences. A lot of blood and 'cruelty' yet it cannot be taken seriously, not for one second. Story, progression, shootouts, character development, action scenes, acting, writing... are all weak parts of this movie. And Al Capone. Ugh. Would never watch again.
Rated 21 Dec 2010
80
91st
De Palma's best effort, probably. The camera work and score are fantastic (if shamelessly over the top) and enhance the grandiose and slick nature of the film. Yes, "grandiose" and "slick" are generally pejorative terms in the context of film reviews, but it works in The Untouchables. It's clear that the objective was to produce an entertaining film, not an historical record, so I'm not going to fault De Palma for cheesing shit up.
Rated 04 Jul 2010
80
37th
How can you go wrong with a movie that has Kevin Costner, Sean Connery and Robert De Niro as fucking Al Capone. Oh, let's not forget that David Mamet wrote it and Brian De Palma directed. Oh and I almost forgot to mention the fabulous score from Ennio Morricone. See what I mean?
Rated 12 Jul 2008
45
16th
Cack.
Rated 21 Mar 2009
50
15th
Grossly inaccurate but entertaining if you suspend belief
Rated 23 Jan 2008
77
77th
Connery beats them all. Kostner in his promising perioid.
Rated 18 Apr 2016
12
3rd
Kevin Costner is literally awful.
Rated 03 Aug 2007
89
83rd
turn in your Man Card if you haven't seen this. Mamet DePalma Costner Connery Deniro = watch the fucking movie already.
Rated 10 Mar 2008
84
83rd
Epic story, great acting and Morricone's iconic music. The directing is the only thing that's not quite there.
Rated 20 Aug 2009
80
66th
Probably takes more liberties than it should, but an entertaining flix none the less. Great production design and music.
Rated 07 Apr 2009
70
71st
Good mafia movie, well acted, written and produced. Its certainly very interesting to see the mafia in action, as they're one of my favorite things to read about, and since this movie is baised on true events, it makes it even more incredible.
Rated 31 Oct 2007
100
91st
Classic!
Rated 15 Oct 2008
83
31st
I really loved this movie. There's a great chemistry between Connery And Costner, and De Niro's fantastic as Al Capone. I loved how DePalma kept you in suspense until the end, as you never knew who the Mob were going to whack next.
Rated 23 Aug 2015
90
87th
It was a touching movie for being called the Untouchables. I loved Sean Connery, he had the best lines in this film. Kevin Costner is great as a federal agent. Andy Garcia was a slick gunman/officer. De Niro was great as Capone, I wish he would have had a bigger part. The writing and directing was brilliant and I really liked the film's soundtrack too. The sets and costumes took you back to the time of prohibition. It's really cool, it's bloody and violent...
Rated 22 Sep 2012
75
63rd
The sense of visual spectacle and assured direction by DePalma is somewhat tarnished by a very weak central performance by Costner (who relies solely on his looks to "act") and kind of a generic script. But still, the train station scene is one of the Director's greatest achievements of his carreer.
Rated 15 Jan 2017
73
78th
While it has dated in some aspects and struggles to maintain its relevance to the generations raised on more original crime films that proceeded it like Goodfellas and Pulp Fiction, The Untouchables remains good old fashioned entertainment. It's an updated throwback to gangster melodramas of the 1930's filtered through the lens of 80's Hollywood heroism, so its sense of bombast is inevitably comical at times, but the strong performances, snappy dialogue and well orchestrated set pieces sell it.
Rated 08 Mar 2010
55
50th
A big stupid movie that has no real emotional resonance, but does have outstanding cinematography and a shit load of thrilling setpieces.
Rated 12 Nov 2007
100
87th
Classic, DeNiro as Al Caopone cant beeat that!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
71
62nd
A decent film with some fine performances.
Rated 19 May 2007
75
53rd
Costner is terrible, but Garcia, De Niro, and Connery all shine.
Rated 18 Dec 2009
67
56th
Entertaining, but annoying soundtrack, and just not as appealing as other movies like it.
Rated 10 Mar 2011
70
78th
Good with a couple of outstanding scenes and brilliant score.
Rated 23 May 2021
46
17th
It is a really hard job to make a mob movie that I hate. Congratulations.
Rated 02 Oct 2008
55
46th
Great soundtrack.
Rated 05 Apr 2010
79
34th
great movie, but there is a lot of orchestral music that doesnt need to be there and actually shows up in parts of the movie that just make no sense
Rated 08 Apr 2012
2
0th
One if the worst films I've ever seen. I was all excited when I bought the film. Robert Deniro and Sean Connery and a review that says "One of the best mafia movies ever made." This must be good. But the plot is full of disgusting clichés, characters are hollow and there is a really strange western scene which according to the director is supposed to "renew" the genre. It just feels out of place. Even Ennio Morricones soundtrack is a disappointment. I can't recommend this film to anybody. AVOID!
Rated 18 Dec 2008
83
78th
Love the time period, love the idea of the movie, love the actors, but you don't get to connect with the characters as much as I like.
Rated 15 Feb 2008
85
64th
I thought the soundtrack was kinda lame, but good performances.

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