The Rip

This RIPS! Matt Damon and Ben Affleck are always great together, with a stacked cast alongside them. I was in and along for ride from the first second. The whole movie had me on edge questioning what was going on and who to trust. The scene towards the end in the tank was so tense.

The first half is much stronger than the second with enough distraction and diversions to keep you guessing. At some point they make it pretty clear who’s bad but there’s still enough to keep up the tension. A stacked cast so the acting is great. Just a solid, entertaining movie.

As someone who suffers with insomnia, I'm shocked I managed to get through this film without dosing off... I don't know what other Queue users were watching when reviewing this, but this genuinely was an abysmal watch. Made no sense to me, quite literally a pointless mess 😭

Rating: 7.2/10 ⭐️

I expected a standard cartel film, but the paranoia of a team turning on each other totally hooked me.

What Worked:
Carnahan’s low-light stash house creates claustrophobia that makes the tension feel earned. Damon brings heavy grief that anchors the heist. Through my Methodist faith lens, seeing officers wrestle with the pull of $20 million reinforced my beliefs about fragile integrity and our desperate need for grace.

The Cuts:
Repeating exposition for phone-scrollers made the middle part really drag for me. Keeping it spoiler-free, the convoluted third-act double-crosses got exhausting. Front-loading the action also meant the pacing totally stalled out; it was just spinning its wheels waiting for the finale.

Verdict:
A gritty thriller nailing broken trust. Fun for Damon/Affleck fans, skip if you hate convoluted betrayals.

Favorite Line: “We’re standing on twenty million reasons not to trust each other.”

Very good watch, Affleck and Damon never miss for me. It’s good, entertaining and keeps you locked in the whole time

A great new original film that absolutely delivered an intense action film.
Carried by Matt Damon and Ben Afflecks real chemistry.