Amo

This would be a good series showing an adaptation of Philippine's war on drugs. Never mind those who reviewed it with 1 or 2 stars, watch the series for yourselves.

I like it very much! it gives many perspectives for the drug problem of Philippine from young kid hustling on the street, drug dealers to corrupted cops.

Amo is about a teenager who slowly become involved in the drug industry. The series is set in the Philippines and the themes of the show is very timely as it deals with drugs and corruption. It's timely because this show deals with War on Drugs which is currently going on in this country. Kudos to the whole cast for realistic acting and the great Brilliante Mendoza for realistic portrait of war on drugs. This show sometimes may lack the action of Ang Probinsyano, a show also deals with the same theme but this show is all about cautionary tale about drugs. As a whole, even if you're not a fan of Direk Brilliante Mendoza, you will surely like this show. Amo is one of the underrated TV show of 2017! It's a show we should be proud of for it's originality and daring. Amo is definitely a worth recommended!

Four stars were taken off because of the production value. Everything's pretty low budget.

If you don't know anything about the Philippines, this show is for you. If you kind of know about the Philippines, this show is for you. If you know about the inner workings of Philippine society, this isn't for you.

I honestly thought the series was pretty bad in the storytelling department since there was no main goal for the entire season, but after thinking about the series, I don't think the series is supposed to be about the characters. It's probably about the current state of the Philippines' streets and police force. Joseph, Bino, and Rod are just a vessel for viewers to understand what the Philippines has been going through ever since Ferdinand Marcos' rule. The cinematography, especially in the first episode, highlights this focus. We get glimpses of school life and squatter villages in several long and wide-angle shots. Small montages with rap music mostly highlight life of the people around the main characters while speaking about different affairs in Philippine society. I don't think we're supposed to care about the characters at all, but to learn about the state of the Philippines.

Compared to other Filipino shows (especially on TFC or GMA), Amo is Oscar-worthy, especially for its relative originality, but the production is still pretty low budget. The Philippines doesn't seem to want to invest into its own visual arts, so that's understandable.

If you care about the acting, everyone's much, much better in their native language. If you've ever been around a Tagalog-speaking family and their Tagalog-speaking friends, the main and secondary characters in Amo are pretty much the same as that. Everyone else ranges from absolutely terrible to decent.

This is a refreshing Filipino tv series to watch. I liked how it shows the other side of the Philippines and not just the province or the rich side as opposed to typical Filipino series. It shows a part of the Philippines that is often forgotten, the slums. As hard as it is to accept, it shows some of the realities of those living in the Philippines who sells their bodies and/or does drugs. I like how the series is realistic. The acting of the cast are also great! it's a breath of fresh air compared to the acting on mainstream tv. Drugs and poverty is in reality a big problem in the Philippines.