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By Steve Crum<\/p>\nBy Steve Crum<\/p>\n
For their 13th film acting together, beginning with 1997\u2019s Good Will Hunting<\/i>, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip<\/i>. It\u2019s an action-thriller worth seeing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc<\/i>; TV\u2019s The Blacklist<\/i>), The Rip<\/i> deals with a Miami-Dade police narcotics team, particularly fellow cops Lt. Dane Dumars (Matt Damon) and Ben Affleck\u2019s Det. Sgt. JD Byrne. After responding It is important to add that Dumars and Byrne are more than fellow police. They\u2019ve been friendly rivals for years, constantly taking jibes at each other. Their remarks really establish their camaraderie with each other. That sets the film\u2019s mostly serious tone in counterbalance. It so happens that there are rumors of crooked cops robbing drug houses. And what this unit finds at the The majority of The Rip\u2019s<\/i> 113-minutes playing time is reminiscent of the classic Assault on Precinct 13<\/i> (both versions), which includes the tactical unit under fire in the house from unknown outside forces. That \u201cunder fire\u201d references gunfire as well as the house being set on fire.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There is also a subplot of sorts centering on Desi Molina (Sasha Calle), the late homeowner\u2019s granddaughter, who reluctantly permitted the team to search her house. She becomes an active player in the unfolding story since her life is now at risk.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n What more can a moviegoer want than The Rip\u2019s<\/i> slam bang finale tagged with a happy ending?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n __________<\/p>\n GRADE on an A-F Scale: B<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Steve Crum For their 13th film acting together, beginning with 1997\u2019s Good Will Hunting, Ben Affleck and Matt Damon star in The Rip. It\u2019s an action-thriller worth seeing. \u00a0 Written and directed by Joe Carnahan (Narc; TV\u2019s The Blacklist), The Rip deals with a Miami-Dade police narcotics team, particularly…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3576"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3579,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3576\/revisions\/3579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/the-rip-kyle-chandler-ben-affleck-steven-yeun-2397358739-300x169.jpg\")
to a tip about a possible drug\/money tie-in at a nearby house, the two (and three of their deputies) shockingly discover more than expected\u2014way more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2000271-rip-movie-review-4134649161-300x200.jpg\")
house is mind bending. (Let\u2019s just say it involves cash.) The results are immediate, with disguised phone calls threatening them to leave the house or else. Then Byrne and Dumars\u2019 trust comes into play. Is either of them\u2014or their team\u2014honest or on the take? Paranoia reigns.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/crumonshowbiz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/matt-damon-ben-affleck-steven-yeun-and-kyle-chandler-in-an-armored-car-in-the-rip-3781399500-300x169.jpg\")
Other key players, who do fine jobs, include: Steve Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Catalina Sandino Moreno, and Kyle Chandler.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n