Internal Affairs (1990)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:22
Rotten:3
Average Rating:6.7/10
Runtime: 1 hr 57 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The plot of INTERNAL AFFAIRS is simple and familiar--good guy Raymond Avila (Andy Garcia) works for the internal affairs division of the LAPD and has to take down Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), a... [More]
Starring: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf
Director: Mike Figgis
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A lurid, lightweight throw-together of cheap psycho-thrills which tries to dress itself up as something more substantial. Full Review |
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The conflict between Gere and Garcia is what carries the movie; deep beneath the macho brutality there's an almost homoerotic tint to their relationship. It makes for compelling stuff. Full Review |
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Dark, dangerous and disturbing. Full Review |
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Gere is hypnotic, writer Henry Bean's construction is entertainingly intricate, and director Mike Figgis knows how to turn on a subtle, authentic erotic heat. Full Review |
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Figgis never lets the pace slow long enough to expose the story's thinness despite, in retrospect, a moderate amount of action. Full Review |
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 1.5/4 |
Yet another goofy credit in Gere's already overloaded resume of embarrassment -- although some may consider this one of those movies that's so silly it's good. Full Review |
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Internal Affairs delivers what it promises, and perhaps a little more. There's less action but more menace, and the pulse quickens as the plot drives relentlessly toward a conclusion that, in retrospect, can be seen as inevitable. Full Review |
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A tense, memorable motion picture...Gere is at the top of his game
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Internal Affairs is, for the dim movie season that is traditionally January, an unusually bright light. Full Review |
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A very, very good thriller. Full Review |
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1.5/4 |
Internal Affairs is all stylish visuals and no substance whatsoever. That may be an attempt to hide the silliness of Henry Bean's first-time screenplay, but it doesn't work. Full Review |
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