Very mixed feelings about this one, ending with a stronger negative touch. On one hand, I appreciated it's traditional film making with it's solid acting. But... it's preachy nature kills it. Even the story suffers because of it. In the end it becomes only about the moral, which falls flat because they didn't put enough care writing the script.

I hate that I only gave this 2.5 stars, because I love/worship Ate Guy. But can we please stop this trend of having Ate Guy do all the work in films that don't deserve her talent? This film had the potential to be very important, especially in our context. Yet so much of it doesn't work. The script is clunky, awkward, and overburdened. Why does she have to have so many children, most of whom have no narrative purpose? What happened to the fortuneteller's first prediction? Why is the CHRC team all-female? Why is almost half of Ricky Davao's dialogue foreshadowing? And why is the maudlin music so overpowering in the part where Ate Guy cries over Ricky Davao's corpse -- therefore ruining the scene?

It's not a good thing when the most interesting character in the film is their potshot at De Lima, played by Ces Quesada.

But the scene where Ate Guy moves to the titular seat? Goosebumps.

This movie almost had the potential. It was good in most aspects but also fell a bit short in all aspects. Ate Guy carried the film. I hope we see more movies like this but with more complex and realistic storytelling.

Kabisera is grim but that's exactly what's happening in the society. This should be an eye opener for people not bothered by EJKs. The film also shows the frustrations of a lawyer who wants to fight for human rights but can be discouraged by the system.

There is no justice in the Philippines, what we have is "just tiis." Kabisera echoes this.

Ms. Nora Aunor has the talent, and? "And what?" Exactly.

I’M TORN.

Of the Filipino telenovela school of scriptwriting where not only are important plot points shown, they are expressed verbally and repeated several times. Exposition everywhere. Characters are empty shells with zero consistency that only serve to push the story forward. Except for the protagonist who, although was strong and, I suppose, one to look up to at some point, was painfully one-dimensional.

It's not so much that the cast couldn't act. It's that the material was kind of shit.

This might be my least favorite of the 2016 MMFF so far as a movie, but I really did appreciate the message it was trying to get across. I can only hope that that message reaches the people who might need it.

Hindi na bago si ate Guy (Nora Aunor) na gumanap ng mga karakter na naipit sa kumplikadong sitwasyon tulad na lamang sa nauna niyang pelikula ngayong taon na "Whistleblower" kahit magkaiba ang kuwento ngunit parehas na political drama ang genre. Nasaksihan din natin si ate Guy sa political drama tulad ng mga pelikula niyang "Bakit May Kahapon pa?". Napapanahon at relevant ang isyung tinalakay sa pelikula tulad ng extrajudicial killings. Saka ang pelikulang ito ay parang halo-halo. Nandyan ang political drama thriller na may family drama at courtroom drama na din. Nagalingan ako kay Victor Neri at Ces Quesada sa pelikulang ito.

Parang ayaw ko na tuloy lumabas ng bahay... -.-

Very mixed feelings about this one, ending with a stronger negative touch. On one hand, I appreciated it's traditional film making with it's solid acting. But... it's preachy nature kills it. Even the story suffers because of it. In the end it becomes only about the moral, which falls flat because they didn't put enough care writing the script.

This movie almost had the potential. It was good in most aspects but also fell a bit short in all aspects. Ate Guy carried the film. I hope we see more movies like this but with more complex and realistic storytelling.

Kabisera is grim but that's exactly what's happening in the society. This should be an eye opener for people not bothered by EJKs. The film also shows the frustrations of a lawyer who wants to fight for human rights but can be discouraged by the system.

There is no justice in the Philippines, what we have is "just tiis." Kabisera echoes this.

Unintentionally one of the funniest films of the year. The main issue here is the writing - from the first really long kabisera scene when they decided to discuss everything and intoduce all characters (there are 7 of them!!) very conveniently over breakfast. 

Worst parts: (a) underusing Ronwaldo Martin, and (b) overusing Nora possibly to justify the talent fee

Could've been memorable cos it was at least ballsy

Kabisera. It had great cinematography. To me, it tackled a concept that was too big in a manner that didn't quite make sense. It tried to be about extra-judicial killings and how they affect a whole family dynamic, but it came off as a rich family with little tongue-in-cheek first world problems. A lot of practical life things didn't make sense either, like why they didn't take two attempts at the Mayor's life seriously and allowed their children to leave the door open. It still had its strong points, like Nora Aunor's acting and the beautiful drone shots. Overall, its ambition was its downfall, but it was still a noteworthy entry to this year's MMFF.

Kaso bakit sa dami dami nilang pera di nila afford mag security guard?

Parang gasgas na yung approach sa issue (or other similar issues), medyo dragging

Note: ang pogi kasi ni Ronwaldo kaya talagang napansin ko siya while watching the film at pansin na pansin ko rin na lagi siyang natatanggal sa frame at barely nabigyan ng lines, tas wala namang particular reason to do that (or ewan, enlighten me thank uuuu)

(Note another: missed the first 5-10 minutes of the film)

Napapanahon.

Works best if we neglect intent and notice its old-fashioned filmmaking, and turgid screenplay. A feminist tale, and formidable Aunor at its seat. B-