Pictures are not the real life, but a thriller should at least have a plausible story. Unfortunately, Internal Affairs provides too many logical gaps, e.g.
An unintentional funny moment is the "dirty talk" between Kathleen and Ray in the museum (using the words "brush" and "to paint" for ... well, you figure out yourself). I am aware of the late 80's/ early 90's style and can go for it - but, come on!
In spite of everything, it remains an ordinarily entertaining police thriller, as Gere's and Garcia's performance apparently cannot be ruined by a bad script.
- The supervisors turn down Ray and Amy's investigation concerning Dennis Peck, because there is no probable cause for an accusal. But there still remain several questions (e.g. how Van Stretch and Peck could afford their lifestyles) leading to sufficient reason to carry on the investigation until there either is probable cause or the suspicion is clearly incapable of proof. Reasonably, the supervisors would be interested in finding the truth before deciding if there is probable cause for an accusal.
- When Ray, Amy and Dorian try to get the Latino guy a SWAT-team shows up and shoots Dorian. Firstly, I wonder that it takes no more than a call from P2-Cop Dennis Peck to start such an operation. Secondly, police forces are legally required to at least try to arrest people alive and not just shoot around with machine guns. Thirdly, why do they shoot Dorian and Amy? Even if the SWAT guys did not hear them shouting that they were police officers, these two would not have been objects of the operation anyway.
- Every woman in his personal environment falling for Dennis Peck (wife, ex-wife, his partner's wife, Arroca's wife, the black hooker) is just over the top. Okay, Richard Gere is a cutie, but sorry, I cannot believe that they don't even care about being part of a harem and in part still remain sort of friends. Quite a tacky view of women, I have to say.
- The end was disappointing. It would have been so much more satisfying if Peck had been convicted instead of being shot by Ray (like Peck apparently preferred himself - why else would he show up at his apartment?). Again, Ray would have been obligated to try to arrest him and thus aiming at Peck's feet or something before shooting his chest (twice!).
An unintentional funny moment is the "dirty talk" between Kathleen and Ray in the museum (using the words "brush" and "to paint" for ... well, you figure out yourself). I am aware of the late 80's/ early 90's style and can go for it - but, come on!
In spite of everything, it remains an ordinarily entertaining police thriller, as Gere's and Garcia's performance apparently cannot be ruined by a bad script.