ac186bab57 The story has plenty of dramatic conflict, and it has action scenes. They use buffers or layers of intermediaries to shield themselves. We also get to peek into the family lives of these men. Distribution and release[edit]. The story was well-written, and the casting was just superb, not because the actors were mainstream, but because they kept me captivated in an agonizing kind of way. This is a new standard fortheFilipino noir film. Plot[edit]. The two killers we follow, veteran Mario – aka Tatang (Joel Torre) – and his twenty-something apprentice Daniel (Anderson), don't seem to spend very long "inside," and indeed can carry on reasonably 'normal' lives when they aren't cooling their heels behind bars.
At first, during the teasers, I thought he was badly miscast in this role as a cop. Indiewire Newsletter Get the latest IndieWire news delivered to your inbox Subscribe 7 Mobile Apps Every Filmmaker Should Have in Their Toolkit Attention, filmmakers: you need these apps. Close What is the Tomatometer™? The Tomatometer rating – based on the published opinions of hundreds of film and television critics – is a trusted measurement of movie and TV programming quality for millions of moviegoers. Here€™s a true anecdote: While inthemen€™s room, afterthefilm, I overheard someone saying, €œAng ganda, parang hindi pelikulang Pilipino.€ And while it is a sad indictment of how some perceive mainstream Filipino films, I do agree withthefirst part ofthejudgment. Retrieved August 16, 2013. The brutal mob hit that opens the film takes place in broad daylight, in a crowded square in Quezon City, where middle-aged assassin Tatang (Joel Torre) initiates young thug Daniel (Filipino-American actor Gerald Anderson) into the ruthlessness of their particular trade. Mario and Daniel are released and kill a woman named Linda. The manner in which the screenplay (by Michiko Yamamoto and Matti) layers and juggles these dual threads seems almost willfully perplexing at first, but the temporary confusion is no impediment to audience interest, thanks to the films compellingly grimy ambience and fully lived-in performances. Manila Bulletin. Resembling a scruffy Pinoy cousin of Jesse Bradford here, the half-American, Texas-raised Anderson shows genuine screen appeal as the loose-cannon Daniel, and could be an intriguing addition to a Stateside action franchise such as The Fast and the Furious.
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