The Rip [Movie Review]

The Rip [Movie Review] | It’s a film driven by one of Hollywood’s most iconic bromances: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

So yes, let’s give it a go and see for ourselves whether that connection remains intact - effortless, familiar, and as strong as ever.

SYNOPSIS

The Rip (2026) Trivia

• Starring: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins & Kyle Chandler
• Director: Joe Carnahan
• Producer: Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Dani Bernfeld & Luciana Damon
• Production Company: Artists Equity
• Distributed by: Netflix
• Release date: January 16, 2026
• Running time: 113 minutes
• Rating: MA
• Country: United States
• Language: English
• IMDb: 6.9/ 10
• Tomatometer: 83%
• Metascore: 64%
• The title The Rip comes from Miami police slang, referring to the act of confiscating a criminal’s cash, drugs or weapons during a seizure. 
• Matt Damon’s Lieutenant Dane Dumars is inspired by Miami Police Captain Chris Casiano. The character’s grief reflects Casiano’s real loss of his son, Jake William Casiano, who died of leukemia in 2021. The film is dedicated to him.  

When Captain Jackie Velez of the Miami Dade Police Department is murdered, the shock reverberates through her elite Tactical Narcotics Team. Almost immediately, uneasy rumors begin to surface. Stories of missing drug money, compromised raids and officers skimming cash from cartel houses quietly circulate within the department. In a unit built on precision and loyalty, suspicion spreads fast and trust becomes fragile.

Lieutenant Dane Dumars, Velez’s second in command, receives a tip about a small house in Hialeah and assembles his team, JD Byrne, Mike Ro, Numa Baptiste and Lolo Salazar. Dumars gives each officer a different estimate of how much money might be hidden inside the house. It seems minor at first, but the inconsistency lingers beneath the surface.

The house belongs to a deceased woman and her granddaughter, Desi Molina, reluctantly allows the detectives inside. In the attic, they uncover a staggering discovery, twenty million dollars in cartel cash, carefully concealed and untouched. Instead of following protocol, Dumars locks the situation down. Phones are confiscated, command is not notified and tension begins to build. Desi admits she was told to offer a share if the money was ever found, and Dumars grows increasingly suspicious when he learns she was once a police informant. Even the team starts questioning each other and trust seems to become thinner.

Soon, anonymous phone calls demand that the team abandon the house and leave the money be. Byrne begins to question Dumars’s intentions, wondering if his lieutenant is orchestrating a theft. As night falls, the power is cut and gunfire erupts outside, plunging the house into chaos. Officers are wounded, fear takes hold and a disturbing possibility emerges. Captain Velez may not have been killed by cartel violence, but by someone wearing the same badge.

As events spiral, hidden alliances come into focus. The money was never the goal. It was bait designed to draw out corruption from within. Every lie and delay was a test, forcing the guilty to reveal themselves. Dumars’s dangerous strategy pushes the team to its breaking point, but it also exposes the truth behind Velez’s death.

Who will take the bait?

MY REVIEW

What I Like:  

• The bromance is still strong and the chemistry is undeniable.
• Clever twist! 

What I Don't Like:

• Too little action to my liking, making it quite a slow movie.

Will I Watch It Again: Sure, I don't mind watching it again.

Overall: 4.2/ 5.0

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