In the Flesh

In the Flesh has quietly become one of the more dependable crime dramas currently available in the US on Fawesome. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. 14 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Dane Ritter sets the tone, and the ensemble matches it scene for scene. Start it on Fawesome whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

In the Flesh is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The plotting in In the Flesh is tight enough that the twists feel earned rather than assembled. Oliver Beck is 21, good looking, clean-cut and a product of an upper class family. He's also leading a double life—student by day and street hustler by night. When he meets Philip Kirsch, undercover cop working Atlanta's drug enforcement branch, secrets collide. Dane Ritter and Ed Corbin lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 1998. The plot mechanics of In the Flesh never overwhelm the human cost underneath them. It knows exactly what it is, and does not try to be anything else.

Viewers who think they have seen every crime drama tend to find In the Flesh proves them wrong. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Dane Ritter's performance is the kind that shows up on best-of lists years later. If you have been looking for something to fill the gap left by a recently finished story, this is a reliable answer.