On the Job

Well Go USA Entertainment | Release Date: September 27, 2013

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Ratings

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SeanVincentMay 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 charactersIt'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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TyronJamesMay 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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BITESCREENJun 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 undEs 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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Common_viewerDec 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 TVA 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.… Expand

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