The Untouchables
1987, R, 119 min.
Directed by Brian De Palma, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Kevin Costner, Sean Connery, Charles Martin Smith, Andy Garcia, Robert De Niro, Patricia Clarkson.

Kevin Costner is at his best here as crime-fighter Eliot Ness in this David Mamet-authored film audaciously directed by De Palma. The film’s final shoot-out is a direct ode to Battleship Potemkin’s Odessa Steps sequence. Connery won an Oscar for his performance.

This article appears in June 30 • 2000.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.