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The Instigators

After a robbery in Boston that goes wrong, Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) have to rely on each other, and a shrink (Hong Chau), to escape the police.

Doug Liman and Damon’s first movie together since The Bourne Identity (2002) is a heist comedy that would love to be another Midnight Run (1988). A terrific supporting cast helps and so does the likable portrait of Rory and Cobby on the run.

Don’t expect much credibility, but the strained nature of the jokes and banter between characters is a greater problem.


2024-U.S. 101 min. Color. Directed by Doug Liman. Screenplay: Chuck Maclean, Casey Affleck. Cast: Matt Damon (Rory), Casey Affleck (Cobby), Hong Chau (Donna Rivera), Michael Stuhlbarg, Ving Rhames, Paul Walter Hauser, Alfred Molina, Ron Perlman, Toby Jones. 

Trivia: Co-produced by Damon and Ben Affleck.


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