A masterpiece of a gangster flick hailed a cult traditional for mafia movie followers shall be aired on BBC Two this weekend. Starring Robert De Niro as Al Capone, The Untouchables is a few Prohibition agent, Eliot Ness (Kevin Costner), who makes an attempt to take down the infamous crime boss.
When his efforts fail as a consequence of widespread corruption within the Chicago police, he takes issues into his personal arms. Ness assembles a gaggle of unpolluted lawmen – together with Sean Connery as an Irish-American cop – to convey down Capone’s bootleg empire. At the helm of the 1987 movie is the long-lasting American filmmaker Brian De Palma, the director of Scarface and Carrie.
Rotten Tomatoes discovered that 83% of movie critics positively reviewed the star-studded image.
The web site’s critics consensus acknowledged: “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.”
Fans and critics alike have mentioned The Untouchables holds up properly even a long time later.
The movie nonetheless feels contemporary, in response to The Film Magazine: “It is an impeccably acted film with some strong cinematography and a fine score from Ennio Morricone. It successfully updates its 50s source material and still feels timely over 30 years removed from its release.”
An viewers member evaluate revealed simply this month proclaimed: “DePalma fan, Costner fan, this is DePalma’s best. Sean Connery works his magic and makes it all too real. Stands up strong after 30 years!!”
Another critic mentioned: “Brian De Palma and David Mamet’s genre masterpiece is an opera of sentiment and sadism, the story of a good man who adopts the brutish tactics of his enemy but somehow remains untouched.”
The Untouchables acquired 4 Oscar nominations, with Connery successful the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
Legendary composer Ennio Morricone, additionally scored an Oscar for the movie’s soundtrack. Western movie followers may have heard his work in spaghetti Western movies together with the long-lasting theme to The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
As properly as being critically acclaimed, the movie was a field workplace success, grossing over $106 million worldwide.
Its screenplay was based mostly on the real-life Ness’ memoir of the identical title, although a lot of it was fictionalised.
The Untouchables will air on BBC Two at 10pm on Sunday November 16.
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