SummaryA 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.
Directed By:Erik Matti
Written By:Erik Matti, Michiko Yamamoto
On the Job
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Generally Favorable
70
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6.9
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Sep 26, 2013
80
Even at its most incomprehensible, the propulsive thriller On the Job is never less than arresting.
Sep 27, 2013
75
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.
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Generally Favorable
79% Positive
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Dec 23, 2017
9
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.
Jun 22, 2017
7
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 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.
Sep 26, 2013
75
A sturdy and sophisticated crime drama from the Philippines that takes a pretty gruesome situation and enriches its presentation with lots of human detail.
Sep 25, 2013
70
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.
Sep 27, 2013
67
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.
Sep 25, 2013
67
It’s a provocative premise, and one that manages to go beyond the usual themes of the crime genre. Too bad, then, it’s forced to share screen time with a humdrum and occasionally heavy-handed police procedural.
Sep 23, 2013
63
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.
May 26, 2016
7
It's a good Filipino film that depicts the politics of the **** 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 **** felt unique and overall a must see.
May 26, 2016
0
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 ****'s not a 2016 film but it caught my ****'s good.
Production Company:
- Star Cinema
- Reality Entertainment
- XYZ Films
Release Date:Sep 27, 2013
Duration:2 h 1 m
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
FAMAS Awards
• 6 Wins & 16 Nominations
Star Awards for Movies
• 7 Wins & 11 Nominations
Golden Screen Awards, Philippines
• 3 Wins & 11 Nominations
