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‘The Instigators’ Review: Damon and Affleck Shine as Bumbling Criminals in Comic Caper

The Instigators is now streaming on Apple TV+. The Instigators is the first time you could reasonably describe a film as a Damon/Affleck vehicle and then have to clarify which Affleck. Everyone knows the heartwarming story of Matt and Ben, besties from Boston who went on to co-star in movies, co-host a competition show about movies, and co-write an Oscar-winning screenplay. What’s always received less attention is Damon’s on- and offscreen relationship with the other Affleck brother, Casey. That might partially be a matter of the harassment allegations that have hung around the younger sibling’s neck for a few years. (Who wants to root for a bromance when one half of it is problematic?) But it could also be that the movies Matt and Casey have made together until now – the Ocean’s trilogy, a couple of Christopher Nolan blockbusters – don’t center their dynamic. The one previous time they co-headlined a film, it consisted of two dudes named Gerry wandering aimlessly through the desert, never saying much of anything to each other.

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One critic even gave the film zero stars.

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The Instigators Review

The Instigators is now streaming on Apple TV+ and playing in select theaters. The Instigators is the first time you could reasonably describe a film as...

The Instigators Review

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