Les Incorruptibles

Une histoire joliment tournée qui raconte une lutte menée par quelques individus contre un système corrompu. À la fin, le film n’hésite pas à montrer qu’il est parfois nécessaire de légèrement transgresser la loi pour arriver à une fin noble. Le réalisateur Brian De Palma était au meilleur de sa forme et Sean Connery, dans son type de rôle idéal. Les Incorruptibles est un film captivant dont la magie est typique des œuvres que j'aime revoir régulièrement. Et cette musique d’Ennio Morricone me fait toujours frissonner ! (31/10/2020)

Of all the "mobster films", I like this DePalm epic from the "right side" of the law the most. I'm impressed by fair cop Sean Connery and the insecure but always determined Kevin Costner... The creators managed to create a very suggestive atmosphere of 1930s Chicago, in which it was not very clear who the law was and who to enforce the law for. The story of the four incorruptibles who decide to go on a foolish crusade against Al Capone is filmed briskly, with time left to illustrate the characters and the relationships between them. Some brutal scenes are particularly impressive and the quote from Eisenstein is perfect... In short, a fine Hollywood drama that has everything. Personally, I don't like godfather glorification of mafia families; subconsciously I'm just on the side of Eliot Ness and Jim Malon. (24/04/2004)

An exhibition by De Palma, where he delights film fans with various references to famous works of the past (Battleship Potemkin and others). The biggest star is not the Oscar-winning Connery, but the secondary character of Al Capone, phenomenally played by Robert De Niro. (11/05/2003)

A top-notch gangster movie with excellent actors. I was almost surprised at Kevin Costner’s performance and I think that this was one of his best roles ever. De Palma played about with the camera as always and giving some scenes (for instance watching Malone in the house) a more interesting allure. An excellent watch that is almost as old as I am. :-) (23/03/2008)

From the abundance of emotions and cinematic artistry that De Palma put into The Untouchables, I often caught myself jaw-dropped. The action is clearly dominated by the breathtaking subway scene, Morricone's music gives the war on alcohol and the villains an incomparable aura, and the cream of the crop in the central star-studded team definitively gives the feeling that a gangster film like this would not be made today, which may be why I increasingly gravitate towards these golden classics. Although the prohibition mafia story is completely different from anything by Leone, Coppola, or Scorsese, it has left its mark in golden letters. It may be thanks to the flawless second half, but even the first half, despite occasionally surprising pacing issues, is unforgettable in its own way because the palpable period atmosphere is amazing. (18/06/2006)