A drug enforcement unit of the Miami police conducts a raid on what they expect to be a routine drug stash house. The two leaders are Lieutenant Dane Dumars (Matt Damon) and Detective Sergeant J.D. Bryne (Ben Affleck). The two are good friends and have relied on each other for many years in the force. During the raid, they discover not just a stash of drugs and some cash, they uncover a hidden cache of millions of dollars of cartel money.

With so much money in play, greed, paranoia and conflicting loyalties quickly permeate the team, and spill over to other units. Everyone start mistrusting everyone else and the group quickly fractures. Even the two friends start losing trust in each other.

The Rip is a movie about cops, all kinds of cops. Local Miami police, drug enforcement cops, FBI, the federal DEA, you name it, they are in this movie. The cops are the good guys, and the bad guys, all at the same time. This is a gritty crime thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.

The story has holes in it, the script is somewhat confusing at times, but the action is riveting and Matt Damon and Ben Affleck definitely carry the movie – from the first minute to the last.