A gritty, twisty one-night siege thriller that actually looks great (yes, you can see what’s happening). The RIP throws Matt Damon and Ben Affleck into a paranoid, internal-corruption nightmare where everyone feels suspicious and every conversation sounds like it has a second meaning.

The setup

Miami PD captain Jackie Veles is executed by masked hitters after sending one last message and ditching her phone in the river. The FBI descends on the TNT squad (Tactical Narcotics Team), grilling Damon’s Dane and Affleck’s JD Byrne with a barrage of insinuations—then drops a key reveal: the lead agent is Affleck’s brother (Scott Adkins), and it gets physical.

What we dig into

• The “big score” tip: Dane gets a text about serious cash—then tells each teammate a different number (immediately sketchy).
• The money house: a run-down suburban place with a single pristine attic space hiding buckets of cash—enough to bring cartel heat and dirty cops out of the woodwork.
• Procedure vs panic: phones confiscated, on-site double counts, and the creeping feeling that everyone has an angle.
• Corruption lore: VCAT baggage, rumours of a cop “crew” that hunts cash stashes, and the sense the real enemy is inside the system.
• The siege and the switch: masked shooters, cartel contact, and the film’s central fun: constantly reassigning blame as the night spirals.
• Motifs that land (and one that doesn’t): the tattoo mantra (“Are we the good guys? We are, and always will be”), the “see another sunrise” thread… and the slightly daft full-circle beat at the end.

The verdict

This is Knives Out with tattoos and automatic weapons—a clean, propulsive plot, strong tension, and a solid Damon/Affleck double-act. It’s not subtle about cop-mythology, but as a contained, twist-forward thriller with a great cast and tight pacing, it’s an easy Strong Recommend.

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