Ultimately my feeling is that for De Palma, this movie is first and foremost an exercise in style, and a chance to traffic in the aesthetics and tropes of Old Hollywood gangster movies. […] Do I think De Palma really cares about how the "untouchable" Ness gradually breaks every law and principle he once swore to uphold in his pursuit of Capone? Dear reader, I do not. I think there's a hollowness at this movie's core.
Synopsis: Elliot Ness, an ambitious prohibition agent, is determined to take down Al Capone. In order to achieve this goal, he forms a group given the nickname “The Untouchables”.