Internal Affairs (1990)

Release date: 1990-01-12
Country: USA|Canada
Language: English|Spanish
Director: Mike Figgis
Production Co: Paramount Pictures, Image Organization, Malofilm
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Rating: 6.5/10
Length: 1h 55min

Storyline

Keen young Raymond Avila joins the Internal Affairs Department of the Los Angeles police. He and partner Amy Wallace are soon looking closely at the activities of cop Dennis Peck whose financial holdings start to suggest something shady. Indeed Peck is involved in any number of dubious or downright criminal activities. He is also devious, a womaniser, and a clever manipulator, and he starts to turn his attention on Avila.

Plot Keywords

internal affairs, corrupt cop, neo noir, woman on top, police corruption, shot to death, planting evidence, punched in the face, switchblade, police officer, policeman, yuppie, cuckold, psychopath, title spoken by character, pepsi, villain played by lead actor, adultery, music score composed by director, murder

Short Review

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.