THIS WAS REFRESHING on a couple of levels. First, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck have done action films galore, but when they have appeared in the same film, they usually had a personal connection.

Here, they are on the same raw, gritty, Miami narco team, but the team has a trust problem: a member of their team discovered a huge cartel money stash, but died a violent death in the process. The title word  “RIP” refers to confiscating illegal drug money, but it also stands for keeping or stealing some or all of it.

The other level of interest is very edgy content and dialogue thick with insider lingo and tough cop to cop confrontations, as well as interplay between several levels of enforcement who might be involved e.g. their own unit along with Police, FBI, and DEA.

I saw Teyana Taylor again, so she is on fire right now.

WRH