On the Job

Name: On the Job
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Released: September 27, 2013
Duration: 121 min
Rating: 70

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Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: September 27, 2013 | Not Rated

Summary: A Filipino crime thriller inspired by a real-life scandal in which convicts were temporarily released from prison to work as assassins on behalf of politicians and high ranking military officials.

Director: Erik Matti

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 121 min

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Jeannette Catsoulis

Sep 26, 2013

Even at its most incomprehensible, the propulsive thriller On the Job is never less than arresting. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Sep 26, 2013

The film is as heartbreaking as it is heart-stopping. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Sep 27, 2013

On the Job feels marinated in hardscrabble reality. Action scenes throughout are unnervingly frenetic, with the tension amplified by the sheer density of the crowds. Read full review

Pete Vonder Haar

Sep 24, 2013

Matti sets a brisk pace, utilizing the squalor and desperation of Manila's slums and prisons as well as powerful, against-type performances by Torre and Pascual to give us a familiar yet engaging thriller (with more than a few surprises). Read full review

Scott Tobias

Sep 25, 2013

Matti’s primary order of business is regularly serving up tense, stylish action sequences, and he proves more adept choreographing those than sorting out the convolutions of his parallel plotlines. Read full review

The Playlist Gabe Toro

Sep 27, 2013

The workmanlike precision of On the Job carries through to its action scenes, none of which are shot with any flash or style, but are edited with a propulsive pace and performed by a watchable cast enough to make them engaging. Read full review

Andrew Schenker

Sep 23, 2013

A nose-to-the-ground crime thriller that also doubles as a wide-ranging portrait of official corruption in the Philippines, On the Job has little trouble delivering the genre goods. Read full review

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Common_viewer

Dec 23, 2017

A modern thriller that partially shows the corruption of a country that struggles with justice system, poverty, drugs and crimes, and also gives rebirth to its dying genre in Philippine cinema. It doesn't deserve to be remade into a TV series as the film is great alone to depict it.

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BITESCREEN

Jun 22, 2017

Es ist die perfekte Tarnung: Die Häftlinge Daniel und Tatang agieren vom Knast aus als Profikiller – jeder inszenierte Freigang endet mit minimum einem Toten. Da auffällig viele aus politischem Umfeld stammen, vermuten Haudegen-Cop Acosta und Newcomer-Superbulle Francis eine korrupteEs ist die perfekte Tarnung: Die Häftlinge Daniel und Tatang agieren vom Knast aus als Profikiller – jeder inszenierte Freigang endet mit minimum einem Toten. Da auffällig viele aus politischem Umfeld stammen, vermuten Haudegen-Cop Acosta und Newcomer-Superbulle Francis eine korrupte Verschwörung – rennen bei den Ermittlungen jedoch gegen Wände – bis mehr als nur die Nase blutet. Erik Matti setzt in seinem Thriller-Drama On the Job auf Authentizität statt Pomp: Dezente Wackler und schnelle Zooms im reizvollen Manila-Setting erinnern an die Doku-Ästhetik Michael Manns, während Matti bevorzugt das komplizierte Privatleben der nie schwarz-weißen Figuren fokussiert. Die raren, aber spannenden Früh-John-Woo-Actionszenen prägt derweil ein angenehmer Noir-Look. So ist On the Job abseits einer ungeschickten Sexszene und einem CGI-Ausrutscher ein stiller, stilvoller Beitrag zum Asia-Crime-Genre.… Expand

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SeanVincent

May 26, 2016

It's a good Filipino film that depicts the politics of the Philippines.On the Job is good political movie but due to it's unfocused narrative that you will end up figuring out just to understand to make each scene make sense,the characters are well written and the actors have greatIt's a good Filipino film that depicts the politics of the Philippines.On the Job is good political movie but due to it's unfocused narrative that you will end up figuring out just to understand to make each scene make sense,the characters are well written and the actors have great performances and the action is great with a well executed shootouts.Even with an unfocused narrative,Director Erik Matti did an absolute job making the film interesting and enjoyable.It felt unique and overall a must see.… Expand

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TyronJames

May 26, 2016

With a year 2016 a pure crap of films,I finally found a film that is not that bad but not that great but atleast it's interesting and well realized.It's not a 2016 film but it caught my attention.It's good.

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