The Rip | Film Review

 

After finding millions of dollars during a home raid, a group of Miami police detectives begin to question their loyalties to each other, as they discover that they can't all be trusted.

As the biggest fan of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, both individually and as a collective, I'm always really excited to see what their upcoming projects are, so when this one finally came out I was seated!

I liked this film - it was essentially what I thought it was going to be, which was great.

I loved that it got right into the action. It didn't spend time explaining the characters and their relationships, and instead allowed us to learn this through their interactions.

Even at the beginning when you don't really understand what's happening, it's still entertaining and engaging. So when you do start to get what's happening, you're already locked in.

The whole cast are great. Of course I have to specifically mention Damon and Affleck who have always worked so well together, but there wasn't one weak link in the chain, everyone did a great job with their characters.

But even with this, we didn't get to know the characters as well as we could have, particularly the supporting characters. And while the film moves quickly enough that we don't really get time to, it would have been nice to spend a bit more time with the supporting cast.

That being said, all the characters felt authentic, and their backstories were well-written and used sparingly to add more realism, which worked well.

Tension was created really well, and the events of the film were really fast-paced and exciting.

Overall, this was a fun action popcorn flick. You're not watching a masterpiece, but you're having a great time, and that's all I wanted from it so it worked for me!

6.5/10