The Instigators (2024)

The Instigators (2024). 1h 41m | R

“Youu0026#39;ll think, man, that dude looks just like Jack Harlow.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThatu0026#39;s because it is Jack Harlow!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis movie looks like the Boston crime underworld, sounds like it, smells like it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut it just doesnu0026#39;t have it.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a heist action-comedy, but the action is minimal and the comedy is muted if not nonexistent.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe jokes donu0026#39;t land.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOh, thereu0026#39;s a few chuckles here and there.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBut the script seems so desperate to make the audience laugh.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe jokes are typical.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd why would these two (C. Affleck and Matt Damon) ever, ever, ever do another heist flick after the three Oceanu0026#39;s pictures. (11-13?)nOceanu0026#39;s Eleven is the crown jewel of the genre. One of the best films this century.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhy revisit it here?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m sure they thought itu0026#39;d be fun to make and I see Affleck has a writing credit.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSo, itu0026#39;s buddy business.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s just not entertaining.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWith this filmmaker and this cast, audiences expect more than just a smash and grab job.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnd sadly, itu0026#39;s not more complicated than that.”