Customer Ratings & Reviews

I saw this movie many years ago and it is still a great movie even by today's standards. It's an all-star cast based on the captured and fall of Al Capone. Pop some popcorn and sit back; you wont' be disappointed.

Sean Connery at is best not being 007 along with Robert De Niro.. .

The movie is based in part upon the 1957 book entitled The Untouchables which was co-written by Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley and the ABC American Crime Drama series, The Untouchables which aired from 1959 to 1963. The movie takes place in the City of Chicago in 1930, during the Prohibition Era, which was brought about by the Volstead Act. Ness and his team ultimately succeed in bringing Capone to Justice, however he is convicted and sentenced for Tax Evasion rather than bootlegging. There are some liberties taken in the film, such as Frank Nitti death, which is portrayed as a result of him being pushed off the roof of the Federal Courthouse during Capone's trial. Frank Nitti was actually Capone's first cousin and one of his top henchmen, however his death did not occur until March 19, 1943 and the cause was suicide by gunshot. That said, I enjoyed the movie, the solid performances given by the cast of Kevin Costner, Charles Smith, Sean Connery, Robert DeNiro & Andy Garcia, the action scenes as well as the props, background and scenery which were all excellent.

I enjoyed it and would watch again. The Story line is what i like the most.

Best Buy is a great place to find value movies to add to a collection.

We love these older movies with great actors and a good plot.

One the first Costner films I saw that made me a fan.

The Untouchables recounts the story of the battle between Federal Agent Eliot Ness and mobster Al Capone in Prohibition-era Chicago. Ness's team does all it can to uncover evidence while staying within the limits of the law, but fail. That's when Eliot learns to push the boundaries a bit, thanks to a tough city cop played by Sean Connery. Although the story goes over the top at times, it's still a watchable movie, especially showing a short-lived slice of American history (when booze was illegal). The best part of the story is the Feds dogged pursuit of Capone's shady financial shenanigans, which eventually prove to be his undoing. In this country, convicting a murderer on tax evasion charges turns out to be pretty effective!

I hadn't seen this one in a while. I went ahead and grabbed it when I saw it was on sale. Watched it with my wife. We had seen it at the show back when it first came out. It was entertaining to watch it again. We don't download movies, or have cable/satellite either. I usually just rent it when it's new and buy it later when it's gone down in price, if I like the movie.

Brian DePalma brings prohibition Chicago to life. The cast is tremendous and helps make some of histories great and notorious people to life. However its Robert DeNiro playing the King of Chicago - Al Capone that really shines. The movie is nicely paced, the screenplay believable and Capone is brutal in this great watch. Enjoy !

1987 American crime drama directed by Brian De Palma and written by David Mamet. Based on the book The Untouchables. Kevin Costner as government agent Eliot Ness, Robert De Niro as gang leader Al Capone and Sean Connery as Irish-American officer Jimmy Malone. With stars like that how can it be bad?

Brian De Palma's superb 1987 thriller, about the battle between the forces of Elliot Ness and Al Capone hasn't dated a bit. Great direction, good performances and excellent art direction, costume, hair and makeup make the film well worth seeing.

The movie was pretty good even if the death of Frank Nitti was inaccurate. I'm sure there were other inaccuracies but the selection of actors for the parts were good. The movie overall I thought was enjoyable.

The Blu-ray version has very good quality, costume and set design excellent in this old-fashioned mob movie - plot, take down Capone and they do it after a lot of blood is spilt.

If you are looking for a movie that teaches about the true facts this is not it. If you are looking for an enjoyable film with a good blend of humor and drama this is a great movie.

A little sappy but still as good as when it came out. I had to have this in my collection. The extras with Brian DePalma was fascinating, that alone is worth buying this dvd.

My husband enjoyed this movie more than I did. Even though I understand this was based on actual events, I was saddened by the ending of the movie.

This is, of course, a classic. I got it for a great price and enjoyed it again. I have watched this movie in the past, but enjoyed it again now.

Good movie, different then the TV series from many years ago, but still captures the mood of the late 1920's chciago gang land mentally.

Good ol gangster movie with the charm of old school Hollywood. Don't except crazy graphics but definitely an all around great movie!