Internal Affairs (1990)

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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Fantastic!

Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

This clever, smart, under-stated story displays much of the style and cinematic genius that director Mike Figgis would show for "Leaving Las Vegas" only 6 years later. The actors are well-cast in their roles and all of them give stellar performances no matter how minor their part. The many gears and wheels that are grinding in this story, of beat cop Dennis Peck (Richard Gere) and his shadow fiefdom of criminals in blue, are mostly just hinted at rather then explained outright. It takes a perceptive viewer to get all the subtle nuances the story constantly is presenting, and to do it in only one viewing ( it took me the second viewing before I got many of them but it was worth it - there's a lot of elements to this story and most of them are interesting). I'm not sure why this movie is rated so low on IMDB, I'm tempted to think that many viewers didn't like seeing Richard Gere as villain; or perhaps it was the great subtlety which the story is told. Even so, this is one movie that no Richard Gere fan should miss - it's one of his strongest, most under-stated performances..

Internal Affairs is a good film. It is from 1990 and is currently available on NetFlix Instant Download Streaming. The director is Mike Figgis and it is written by Henry Bean. The subject here (police corruption) is banal, but it gains extra value and weight by Figgis' atmospheric direction and, especially, by Richard Gere's powerful performance in perhaps his most atypical role (and as far as I know, his only truly villainous one). After watching him in this film, I don't know how some people can still doubt that he's a talented actor as well an attractive star. The rest of the cast is also good. The finale, however, is somewhat disappointing. I gave it 7 stars. Dale Haufrect

On the face of it, "Internal Affairs" is a routine crime drama about an investigation into the activities of an LAPD cop who's suspected of being corrupt. What elevates this movie to another level, however, is a sensational performance by Richard Gere as an extremely memorable villain who's not only corrupt, cruel and complex but also extremely manipulative and murderous.Dennis Peck (Richard Gere) is a street cop who's popular and respected by his superiors. He's a married man with three ex-wives and 8 kids and enjoys good relationships with all of them. Over the years he's been helpful to many of his fellow officers and his ability to call in favours from them whenever needed has provided him with a power-base which he effectively used to operate his criminal activities.Peck comes to the attention of a newly appointed LAPD Internal Affairs investigator called Raymond Avila (Andy Garcia), after the conduct of his partner Van Stretch (William Baldwin) gives cause for concern. Avila and another investigator called Amy Wallace (Laurie Metcalf) interview the young cop and it quickly becomes clear that he's a drug addicted racist who's prone to outbursts of unprovoked violence. Subsequent checks into Stretch's financial status and Peck's extra curricular activities then start to raise certain suspicions.A short time later, Stretch is killed on duty and the body of his killer is found nearby. Peck explains that he shot the murderer but doesn't disclose that the killer was actually a hit-man employed by him. Avila suspects this and soon elicits the confirmation he needs from one of the hit-man's associates before going on to discreetly keep Peck under surveillance.Peck is adept at identifying people's weaknesses and exploiting them for his own purposes and so arranges a confidential meeting with Avila's neglected wife Kathleen (Nancy Travis). He asks her some questions which he infers he's authorised to do but his real purpose is to unsettle Avila who he knows will see his meeting with Kathleen and become uncontrollably jealous.Peck's plan works well and Avila becomes so unhinged that he embarrasses and beats his wife in public at her workplace. Despite this spectacular loss of control, Avila and Wallace are later able to continue their determined investigation to its conclusion although there is a significant price to be paid for what they achieve.The tense atmosphere which runs through this movie is predominantly generated by its brooding score and the intensity of the conflict between Avila and Peck who are both tough, uncompromising and remarkably similar in certain ways. The threat of extreme violence is also ever present as Stretch and Avila are both volatile men who can't control their tempers and also beat their wives.Avila appears to be cold, confident and conventional when he's first appointed to his new job but as events proceed it becomes clear that he's very ambitious, has problems with his marriage and also has a darker side to his personality which is brought out when Peck pushes the right buttons. Andy Garcia does well as he portrays the range of behaviours of his character who lacks any real warmth or the ability to empathize with others.Peck is a charming psychopath and an inveterate womaniser and Richard Gere's magnificent as he shows brilliantly his ability to be equally convincing whether he's playing the helpful colleague, a calculating manipulator of other people or a vicious killer."Internal Affairs" is ultimately a surprisingly enjoyable movie with some strong characters and an exceptional villain.

oms this movie still is so AWESOME.Laurie Metcalf who play Jackie in the hit show from 90s Roseanne,wow she is So good in this too love her acting!i love how the chemistry between two partners Garcia/Metcalf was VERY convincing,strictly platonic. i love his wife in this nancy travis. was very pretty, so cute, her long very wild thick curly hair i remember most about her as her acting was really good in this too. love this filmand i agree the scene at the end"when he say to her if your f---king lieing to me,if i see you with some 1 i will f----king kill you! lol then the part in the restaurant, oms when he is asking her first niceand calm where were you who you go to lunch with and she got snarly says none,of YOUR business roflmfao! oms. that was something she should have not said then,he hit her LOL not at all NICE! however,the scene was LOL he start speaking Spanish totally going off on her in the public at her job lol everyone staring,lol they would not dare! even approach I.A.D.officer Raymond avilla.I love his acting. (andy Garcia)acting so hot. a very passionate papito.y' yo amo this movie,never sick of it, even if it is sad when William Baldwin character Van Stretch killed by Dennis peck rich gere.Richard was MEAN in this just all type of sleaze he was great in it though. a very good movie. Van Stretch(Baldwin)should have known not to trust this guy,Richard gere(Dennis peck)was so bad in this film,very great acting on all parts!the ending is the best but avail the entire movie is ten stars easy...adiós..Most Beautiful BMW Redhead over at Facebook