▁Lin son , ▁the ▁pol ls ▁conducted ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁showed ▁that ▁approximately ▁ 5 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁audience ▁were ▁women . ▁" Ord in arily , ▁a ▁violent ▁film ▁attract s ▁pre domin antly ▁men , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁also ▁touch ing , ▁about ▁re dem ption ▁and ▁relationships ▁and ▁because ▁of ▁that ▁the ▁audience ▁tends ▁to ▁forg ive ▁the ▁excess es ▁when ▁it ▁comes ▁to ▁violence ". ▁ ▁The ▁U nt ouch ables ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁film ▁critics . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁ 8 2 % ▁appro val ▁rating ▁on ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes , ▁based ▁on ▁ 6 1 ▁critics , ▁and ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 7 . 4 5 / 1 0 . ▁The ▁website ' s ▁critical ▁cons ensus ▁reads , ▁" S lick ▁on ▁the ▁surface ▁but ▁loaded ▁with ▁art ful ▁touch es , ▁Brian ▁De Pal ma ' s ▁classical ▁gang ster ▁thr iller ▁is ▁a ▁sharp ▁look ▁at ▁period ▁Chicago ▁crime , ▁featuring ▁excellent ▁performances ▁from ▁a ▁top - not ch ▁cast ." ▁On ▁Met ac rit ic , ▁the ▁film ▁has ▁a ▁weight ed ▁average ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 9 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁critics , ▁indicating ▁" gener ally ▁favor able ▁reviews ". ▁▁ ▁Vincent ▁Can by ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁a ▁positive ▁review , ▁calling ▁it ▁" a ▁sm ash ing ▁work " ▁and ▁saying ▁it ▁was ▁" v ul gar , ▁violent , ▁fun ny ▁and ▁sometimes ▁bre