Second, whether fair or not, De Niro has a notorious reputation for being a challenging subject and has been described as “difficult,” “obnoxious” and “sphinx-like,” walking out of interviews if he doesn’t like the questions. First, I had only two days to prepare to interview De Niro, the most respected, awarded and critically acclaimed actor of his generation. Plus, Sean Connery absolutely nails his role as Jim Malone - it's one of many impressive elements by the creatives of this project.I had just arrived on the Croisette for this year’s Cannes Film Festival and was having lunch at my regular table at the Brasserie du Casino, a lovely little eatery across from the red-carpeted Palais des Festivals, when marching orders from the editors at MovieMaker came thundering through my smartphone and sent a tingle down my spine: see Robert De Niro’s new film Hands of Stone and interview him, along with co-star Édgar Ramírez, about their acting process. And those familiar with the real-life endgame case of Al Capone would likely recognize the name of Elliot Ness, who's portrayed by Kevin Costner here as he attempts to end Capone's infamous streak of criminal activities. If you somehow missed this one upon release, it still holds up to this day, without a doubt. But the project as a whole undoubtedly ranks among the best crime films he's appeared in. And, sure, his performance wasn't necessarily worth writing home about to the extent of other actors in this prolific gangster flick. De Niro shows up in The Untouchables (1987) as the primary antagonist, Al Capone. This was De Niro's third collaboration with American director Brian De Palma, and the script was written by Sidney Lumet - two absolute veterans of the crime genre in their own rights thanks to films like Scarface (1983) and House of Games (1987), respectively.
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