The Rip Review

 

So there's a new Joe Carnahan film out. Let's hope it's as awesome.

The Rip is an action thriller that's produced by Artists Equity and distributed by Netflix. With Joe Carnahan both writing and directing.

The story is, a group of Miami cops go into a house and as they search the attic they discover $20 million in drug cartel cash. After this discovery everything spirals into a series of events where everybody is questioning who they can trust?

Initial Reaction

The reason why I was excited to see this was because of Joe Carnahan. After watching Copshop and loving it, I wanted to see what else Carnahan was gonna do next. So when I found out this was gonna be directed by him I just had to see it.

Cons

I've got nothing. So move on to the next part.

Middle Ground

First let's bring up some positives. The story does a quite a lot of good twist and turns going. Because of this masterfully done aspect, you provided with a very engaging story. However, this movie isn't gonna reinvent the wheel. Sometimes the story can also hit some very expected beats. So while there's an entertainment factor there will be familiar stuff especially if seen other crime thrillers with the plot of "cops find something dirty and trust erodes".

Pros

Let's start off with the pacing. While some areas were slow, a majority of the time the pacing was really good. There were more moments that went by nicely then moments where I could almost feeling the runtime. Then there's the action. Where most action movies are trying to capture that John Wick feel, this movie wasn't trying to do that. The action in The Rip is more about gunfights. The shootouts feel messy and realistic. The action isn't about who can deliver the best punch, but more of which hero or villain can shoot while remaining calm in very tight closed-quarters. The last thing I'll praise is Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's chemistry. We've seen these two share the screen plenty of times. The most famous of which being Good Will Hunting. Both whether it's that movie, Dogma, or Air, these two have great chemistry and The Rip is no different. Because of their long real-life friendship these brought a genuine friendship feel to their characters Dane Dumars and JD Byrne. So whenever those two characters are busting each other's chops or get into a fight, Affleck and Damon make it feel real.

While I don't believe The Rip is gonna make any top best crime thrillers in the near future, I still found the movie to be very enjoyable and I think you guys should give it look. Just not right away.

My final rating is, Good.

First Primate, then 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, and now this. So far things are starting off well for the 2026 film year. Hopefully it stays that way. That's going to do it for me. Come back on Jan 22nd, where I'll begin the Road to Avengers: Doomsday. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.