The Untouchables (1987)

Rated R

 

Runtime: 2 hours and 9 minutes

 

Genre: Drama, Thriller and Crime

 

Director: Brian De Palma

 

Writer: David Lamet

 

Actors: Kevin Costner, Charles Martin Smith, Andy García, Robert De Niro and Sean Connery

 

Budget: $25,000,000

 

Box Office: $76,272,360

 

Positives:

• Intriguing composition soundtrack

• Likable characters

• Sean Connery, Robert De Niro and Andy Garcia actor choices

• Smart dialogue and story logic

• Action scenes are entertaining

• Unique slow motion with the stair scene

• Justice and corruption themes are in depth

• Incredible Frank Nitti fallout

Mixed:

• Kevin costner is okay in this film, just not strong

• Too cartoony for a crime movie, but it is still pretty fun to watch

Negatives:

• Sad to see caring characters get killed

• Minor pacing issues

Overall Verdict:

Story 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Character 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Dialogue/Diction 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 (8)

Pacing/Timing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background/Sets 0 1 2 3 4 5 (4)

Background Music/Audio 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

Camera/Editing 0 1 2 3 4 5 (5)

42/50 8.4/10