quite a few word spring to my mind when i think of the untouchable . word like represent excellence and entertainment and large than life and sean connery . these word basically summarize the entire film from my point of view of course because in my opinion ( which i do not expect people to agree with ) this be the best gangster film there be . obviously people aren not go to agree because people prefer the like of the operatic godfather trilogy or the ultra realistic goodfellas but in my head the untouchable be the best . here be a few reason why . first reason be that the untouchable be just so darn entertaining . all the other film have completely different aim and even though i love a deep and brilliant story my main objective when i see a film be to be entertain and basically no film do that good than the untouchable . that do not mean and however and that the untouchable be just some half baked action comedy . no . there be genuine emotion and real story in this film . the story be and a most people know and loosely base on the actual event during the prohibition era in usa in the 1920s ( the story be also base very and very loosely on the series that go by the same name ) which to some extent mean that what we see on the screen be real make the character and general story seem that much more believable . this also add greatly to the already very high entertainment value of the film because it draw the audience in . to add to the realism of the film the dialog be also very memorable and there be some great one liner include some of my all time favorites in this film . the acting be nothing short of brilliant . this be without a doubt kevin costner best role . some people have remark that he seem stiff and unable to portray the emotion of the character and to that i can only ask represent be we watch the same movie . he be a hundred percent believable all the way through . in the beginning he seem a bit too much like a square i wan na do some good kind of character but a the story progress he really evolve and become more and more emotionally involve in what he do . both in his friend and in the cause . he even bend some of the rule he initially try so hard to uphold . brilliant . charles martin smith do a good job a well and even though his character be very limited he still manage to pull the audience in . andy garcia appear in this film in a very limited role as well and he serve his purpose brilliantly . he be the sharpshooter of the group and he be perfectly believable in that part . he doesn not get to say much but what he do get to say be say with as much passion a i have ever hear from him ( he seem a little stale and lifeless in godfather iii ) . robert deniro be great a al capone . he steal every scene he be in and he really bring the large than life quality to the character which be extremely fitting . the film best performance belongs to sean connery though . the film be for lack of a good expression a sean connery tour de force . not only do he steal every scene he be in but he also bring the certain indescribable something to the character that he always do and in every situation you feel with him ( a you do in all his film whether he be a villain or a hero ) . he also get a well deserved oscar for his performance . people have claim that the oscar wasn not as much for this particular performance but an oscar in recognition of his contribution to the film industry . this belittle his performance which i can safely say be the best of his career and one of the best display of act that i have ever see . the film also have a memorable score make by the legendary ennio morricone who be perhaps best know for the work he do with the equally legendary western director sergio leone ( who doesn not know the score from the good and the bad and the ugly ) and in my opinion the score he do for the untouchable be the best he have ever make . the score be very unlike most score from the 80 which do that the film doesn not feel like an 80 film as much a scarface which i find inferior to this masterpiece . the score be grand and epic just like the story and the effect . for an 80 movie the effect be pretty amazing . once again everything work . all in all the untouchable be a rivet story which be highly recommendable to all fan of crime or gangster movie . positive on my top 10 of best film .