updated version of the old tv series and base on the novel by oscar fraley and the untouchable be fresh and smart and and extremely tense . the film story follow eliot ness ( kevin costner in his best role and perfermance ) and a treasury officer who be send from d. c. to chicago during prohibition to enforce the law and discovers after a raid that there corruption in the city police force . ness begin the crackdown when he enlist the aid of three men represent jim malone ( sean connery ) and a irish cop and a very raw and curious police recruit name george stone ( andy garcia ) and and oscar wallace ( charles martin smith ) and an accountant who ness meet in his office . in that scene and wallace tell ness that one of the city most notorious mobster and al capone ( play by robert de niro in an amusing yet in wicked fashion ) have commit tax evasion . besides that scene and the one where ness and malone be together in the church and the film never show any serious sign of let down . de palma and who be also know for direct the classic bloodfest know a carrie and wisefully mix in the sequence that either have action or hitchcock like suspense and squeeze in the ethinc conflict ( italian and irish ) . besides that and two less know actor and billy drago and richard bradford be good here a capone swift and vicious enforcer frank nitti and the police chief who try to convince malone to stay out of the battle between ness and capone . screenwriter and pulitzer prize winner david mamet write the maverlous script and ennio morricone conduct a priceless score and and stephen h. burum show magnificant camera work . the movie be nearly make to perfection and show de palma at his fine .