the movie take place during the al capone gangster era . elliot ness ( kevin costner ) and his untouchables wage war against capone who run prohibition and other various illegal activity in chicago . this be a very well make and exciting movie . connery and costner and and garcia deliver excellent performance a the untouchable . one of the best thing be that all the character stay true to form and be easy to like throughout the whole movie . definetely worth watching .