Internal Affairs: Richard Gere, Andy Garcia, Laurie Metcalf, Nancy Travis, Richard Bradford, William Baldwin, Michael Beach, Katherine Borowitz, Faye Grant, John Kapelos, Xander Berkeley, John Capodice, Mike Figgis, David Streit, Frank Mancuso Jr., Mara Trafficante, Pam O'Har, Pierre David, Ren� Malo, Henry Bean: Amazon.ca: Video

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4.0 out of 5 stars Going Toe To Toe, April 30 2004

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T. Lobascio (New Jersey United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internal Affairs (Widescreen) (DVD)

Fresh off his supporting roles in Black Rain and The Untouchables, actor Andy Garcia teamed with Richard Gere, in a thriller for director Mike Figgis. The end result is a solid film, that is able to rise above its cliches, thanks to its cast.

Raymond Avila (Garcia) works for the internal affairs division of the LAPD and has been assigned to investigate Dennis Peck (Gere), a corrupt officer. The two men circle each other, like hunter and prey, certain that each will take the other down. It's discovered that the stakes get more personal when Peck uses Avila's wife Kathleen (Nancy Travis), and his partner Amy (Laurie Metcalf), as a way to get him off the trail.

Figgis plays the movie like a boxing match as the two leads go head to head. Gere plays it Peck like a total scumbag. He's a smooth operator--who happens to have a God complex. He is so sure of himself that he's bold enough to have 4 wives and eight kids. But as horrible as the character is, he plays it so well that, despite that, he's also quite magnetic. Also, by now, Garcia has come into his own as an actor and is able to hold his own. Some of the script suffers a bit from a stale smell. Thankfully, Gere and Garcia keep your attention throughout the movie, to soften those issues.

The DVD may not have any extras, but it is overflowing with enough of everthing else--all in all--for me to recommend this film.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gere is so good when he's bad, Nov 22 2003

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Alicia Walker "Book/movie snob" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Internal Affairs (Widescreen) (DVD)

Gere is so believable in this film. Initially, he is nearly sympathetic. Baldwin does a fine job Gere's partner. Garcia delivers what may be his finest peformance. Travis holds her own and definitely steals some scenes. This is an older movie, but it still smoking today. Well worth watching over and over. A keeper for the collection!

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2.0 out of 5 stars Didn't 'Faire' well with me, May 29 2003

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Tyler Disley (Jackson, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Internal Affairs (Widescreen) (DVD)

Internal Affairs is nothing more than an early 90's B Movie gone bad. Richard Gere may have had his worst performance in his career, and Andy Garcia definitely did.

Why people are so drawn to this movie is beyond me. Maybe I missed something, but I don't think so. Sex played a vital role in the movie, and to me, there was nothing steamy about it. It just sizzled right out.

Gere and Garcia so obviously walked through their parts and they must have needed the money, because they were just jokes. Garcia was incredibly stiff. There was no emotion in his character until the end, and even then it was mild. Gere was awful as the "villain". He's obviously progressed immensely as an actor.

The directing was just plain bad. It seemed the actors didn't know what to do for moments in the movie. There were awkward silences and pauses that were either put into the film on purpose for some insane reason or the actors had nothing better to do.

Internal Affairs is a complete disaster with storybook qualities. Don't waste your time with this mess. 2 Stars

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