Rory (Matt Damon) and Cobby (Casey Affleck) are reluctant partners: a desperate father and an ex-con thrown together to rob a corrupt politician’s ill-gained earnings. But when the heist goes wrong, the two find themselves engulfed in a whirlwind of chaos, pursued not only by police but also by backward bureaucrats and vengeful crime bosses. Completely out of their depth, they convince Rory’s therapist (Hong Chau) to join their riotous getaway through the city, where they must put aside their differences and work together to evade capture — or worse.
Q-tips say: We did enjoyed it. Entertaining & good acting . It was interesting but the language was distracting & unnecessary. It’s about two thieves who go on the run with help from a therapist after a robbery goes wrong. The movie was filmed in several Boston area locations.
Parents need to know that the Boston-set crime caper The Instigators stars Matt Damon and Casey Affleck in a film with pervasive swearing and violence. People get shot and hold others at gunpoint. Some characters die, others are threatened.
Many critics & some audiences did not like it.