Film Review – The Rip

Roughly a decade ago, writer/director Joe Carnahan was preparing his vision for “Bad Boys 3,” only to be fired from the project as it was in the final stages of coming together. “The Rip” plays a bit like possible remnants of the project, bringing Carnahan back to Miami for a study of police temptation and paranoia with some truly bad boys. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck reteam once again for the picture, and while Carnahan (who’s last film, 2025’s “Not Without Hope,” went virtually unseen) gets to his happy place with gunfights and car chases, he finds some real suspense for the first hour of the endeavor, getting into tight psychological spaces with agitated characters as they confront a difficult choice of duty. “The Rip” is crisply acted and well-paced, providing a dark exploration of character that stays within the helmer’s love of testosterone-laden confrontations, non-stop cursing, and gritty happenings with untrustworthy people. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com