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Internal Affairs

1990

Mike Figgis

Richard Gere, Andy García, Nancy Travis, Laurie Metcalf ...

5.7

3,653

Thriller. Mystery 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 corrupt officer. The twist is that the film is really about social change in America. Gere plays Peck as an iconoclastic force of nature; he charms everyone he meets, runs the force by trading favors and protecting his own, and has eight kids with ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Hal Hinson The Washington Post	"These are mean streets, but they're sexy and mean. And the evil here is all the more compelling because it has its enticements."	POS
United States	Michael Wilmington Los Angeles Times	"It’s fitfully exciting, erratically absorbing. But, scudded along on its smooth surfaces, you’re always aware of chances muffed and cliches embraced."	NEU
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"[Figgis] has attempted something more conventional this time, but he still invests it with purring, libidinous energy and a lot of heat."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Just what we didn’t need: another kick-ass cop flick in which we know the guys are macho because they rough up their wives and the gals are hot because they totter on spike heels like hookers"	NEG
United Kingdom	Nigel Floyd Time Out	"Dark, dangerous and disturbing."	POS
United Kingdom	Angie Errigo Empire	"A lurid, lightweight throw-together of cheap psycho-thrills which tries to dress itself up as something more substantial. 'Bad Lieutenant' it ain't (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU

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