Metro Manila

Sometime you must risk all when you get a chance. An independently produced from both the countries, Phillipines and United Kingdom which was selected to represent Britain at the 2013 Oscars. This crime-thriller is about a family's struggle and involvement in a crime affair. From the director of 'Cashback' another excellent and a different movie. When the movie 'Where God Left His Shoes' meets 'Armored', the 'Metro Manila' forms. But in a better way in every minute detail. With the beautiful dialogues and the performances the story makes you wonder how long it can drag. The value of sacrifice for the sake of the family's survive strikes with the unexpected twist. A farmer family who failed to harvest in large quantity gets a little value for what they got in the hands. The savings are not enough to invest for the next season. So the whole family, father, mother and two children decide to travel to the capital city to earn money. They struggle to get a place to stay in the threatening Manila city where it is crowded, polluted and illegal activities are soaring high. Being a farmer family, they are the easiest target to get cheated. Both the parents get a decent job till they come to know the reason behind their recruitment. And what comes after is the family's only chance to put a full stop for all the struggles for once. ''You have more chances of seeing an alien than winning the lotto.'' You know what impressed me in this movie, the reality. Everything I saw was like a documentary movie till the last quarter. In the last few minutes I realized that I am watching a movie. That is only because of the awesome twist and turn to end the story on a high note. From beginning to the end the narration was precisely defined about the life in Manila city, especially in the category of below poverty line. The honest was convinced me and so the great end with a line: I too want to save my family, but my plan was never based on a dream. One of the best dramas based on the innocent family. It won't try to convince you with the family sentiments, but stays true and unveils the brutality of the metro city which apply same proportion for any other metros in the world. A rare gem and won't be wrong to say it is a must see.

C'est l'histoire d'un gars, un paysan contraint de trouver du boulot dans la grande ville de Manille... pour survivre ! et comme on le sait là-bas, c'est la loi de la jungle et de la misère ! mais prêt à tout pour sa famille, il devient éventuellement convoyeur de fonds, un métier à haut risque... Et donc à propos de 'convoyeur', je recommande plutôt le nôtre qui se passe chez nous, avec Dupontel dans un rôle très sérieux, à savoir donc, "Le Convoyeur" ! lequel a connu un remake calamiteux avec ce cave de Statham ! mais bon. Parce que ce "convoyeur" philippin, s'il est bien sympathique, il verse un peu trop dans le pathos, trop évident. En outre, le côté documentaire est bien trop marqué et le film est vraiment trop long. On note également quelques incohérences afin de servir un ou deux rebondissements un peu abusés sur les bords... Mais cela étant dit, l'ambiance de ces "Misérables" est certainement bien rendue (déprimante et sombre à souhait) tandis que les acteurs et les actrices s'avèrent tout à fait à la hauteur des enjeux sinistres. En somme et au final, un film désespéré sur des désespérés dont les intentions sont louables (les intentions du film) mais qui se révèle un peu trop désespérant, d'où la note globale qui s'en ressent quelque peu (une note assez misérable, hélas !).