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Genres:
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Crime /
Drama /
History /
Thriller /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Brian De Palma
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Actors:
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Kevin Costner,
Billy Drago,
Don Harvey,
Brad Sullivan,
Robert Swan,
Vito D'Ambrosio,
Steven Goldstein,
Peter Aylward,
Sean Connery,
Charles Martin Smith,
Andy Garcia,
Robert De Niro,
Richard Bradford,
Jack Kehoe,
Patricia Clarkson
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Duration:
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119 min.
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Rating:
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(8/10)105.5
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Plot Summary:
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Federal proxy Elliot Ness assembles a familiar gang of mob fighters to succeed Chicago crime boss Al Capone to justice using unconventional means during the mob wars of the 1920s. This fictionalized account of the stoppage of Al Capone is heavy on sophistication and gunfire. The end shootout combines a baby carriage and stairs with a concur to Eisenstein's _The Battleship Potemkin_.
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Untouchables, The
Brian De Palma's slick prohibition thriller. The excellent cast boasts Robert De Niro as the thunderingly mad Al Capone and Sean Connery as the lovably world weary cop out to get him. Also stars Kevin Costner
Another milestone marking the decline of De Palma. The Untouchables is a perfectly adequate Hollywood movie, even classy and entertaining at times, but, despite De Palma's brilliant set piece which reworks the Odessa steps sequence from Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, this is disappointing stuff considering he's the director of Blow Out and Body Double.
Costner is law man Eliot Ness, who assembles a team to give Al Capone & Co a good seeing-to. While the premise provides plenty of opportunities for Mamet's clever script writing to ...
Untouchables, The
Another milestone marking the dwindle of De Palma. The Untouchables is a perfectly equal Hollywood movie, even classy and entertaining at times, but, despite De Palma's brilliant set piece which reworks the Odessa steps line from Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, this is disconcerting ingredients considering he's the impresario of Distend Out cold and Association Double. Costner is law man Eliot Ness, who assembles a duo to cause Al Capone & Co a commendable seeing-to. While the premise provides plentifulness of opportunities for Mamet's able book theme to take a fancy to, a four of sorry performances, peculiarly De Niro's Capone, dampen the excited spirits of the film. De Palma directs like a kid who hasn't been allowed to play with his choice toy, the film camera. A monumental...
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