There really are two ways of looking at a movie when it is based on the true story. When I see a movie of this type, I always struggle with the two choices, and usually end up somewhere in the middle. The Untouchables is that kind of movie.
             To start off with, I think that it's a great film, director Brian DePalma's well done work. However, as is usual when the tale of Al Capone and Eliot Ness is told, some facts are taken with the source meterial. Manufacturing a confrontation between Ness and Capone does indeed enhance the storyline in "The Untouchables", and for that, we must thank the director and the excellent work of the operator.
             To start off, let's deal with Kevin Costner, as he is the head of his division. Costner plays Ness with his (by now) typical 'calm man' demeanor manages to make him much more human, more down to earth, more helpless than not. Ness is undecided at times, and needs guidance. He has a goal and a vision, but also knows that he needs help to bring it about, and here, he gets that help from an honest beat cop named Malone, essayed by Connery.
             Conery alters his Scottish accent a lighttle to sound the Irish he plays, and his sense of timing is perfect.
             Connery truly shines as the 'one good cop in a rotten city'. And then, to top it all off, these two strong protagonist characters get to go up against DeNiro's Al Capone. It can be said that Robert DeNiro is the finest actor in Hollywood, playing a decadent gangster. I enjoy DeNiro so much, that I tend to overlook bad things in his movies. Here, though, he is in good company. Capone is a jolly good time guy, who is hard as nails, and tough as steel underneath. He keeps his public persona public, but everyone knows that there are fists of steel in the velvet gloves. Just an awesome performance, all around.
             This movie conveys the idea of The Fight between Goodness and Evil. On one side Ness and his squa...