My Little Bossings

My Little Bossings (also known as Torky and My Little Bossings) is a 2013 Filipino family-comedy film directed by Marlon Rivera, starring Vic Sotto, Kris Aquino, Ryzza Mae Dizon, and Bimby Yap. The film is an official entry for the 2013 Metro Manila Film Festival[2][3][4] which was released in theaters nationwide in December 25, 2013 by OctoArts Films, M-Zet Productions, APT Entertainment, and Kris Aquino Productions.[1][5][6][7][8][9]

My Little Bossings
Theatrical movie poster
Directed byMarlon N. Rivera
Produced by
Written byBibeth Orteza[1]
Starring
Music byJessie Lasaten
CinematographyLee Briones Meily
Edited by
  • Vanessa de Leon<
  • Chrisel Desuasido
Production
company
Distributed byOctoArts Films
Release date
  • December 25, 2013 (2013-12-25)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryPhilippines
LanguageFilipino
Box office₱375.9 million (US$7.4 million)

The film also marks Bimby Yap Jr.'s theatrical debut,[5] and also the last film appearance of comedian Tado Jimenez, who died in a car crash in Bontoc, Mountain Province on February 7, 2014 at the age of 39.[10]

The film broke box-office records in the Philippines upon its nationwide release in theaters, even holding the highest opening day record of ₱50.5 million . It previously held the title of being the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time until it was broken by Girl, Boy, Bakla, Tomboy.

In spite of negative reviews from critics owing to its extensive use of product placement, a sequel to the film was made, to which Sotto initially hinted in an interview,[11][12] and was released in Christmas 2014 as one of the official entries for the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival.[13]

Plot

Torky (Vic Sotto) is a bookkeeper working for Baba (Kris Aquino) a millionaire cash management specialist. Because of some conflict in her business that puts her life in danger, Baba entrusts the safety of her son Justin (Bimby Yap) to Torky who takes him home to meet his daughter Ice (Aiza Seguerra) and Ching (Ryzza Mae Dizon) the street urchin that the latter took under her wing. Given that Justin is not particularly fond of Torky, how all four of them would get along under one roof becomes the focus of the story.

Cast

Main cast

Supporting cast

Special participation

Critical reception

My Little Bossings was released to negative reception from critics, despite opening at first place in the box office.[15]

Much of the criticism was directed at the film's plot and editing, citing lack of production value and its extensive and blatant use of product placement.[16] The most negative reviews came from Rappler and ClickTheCity.com, each giving the film one out of five stars. Joseph Garcia of BusinessWorld branded the film as “one long commercial”, joking that the film is something to watch “if you’re looking to complete your grocery list and need a hint on what to buy.”[17] Philbert Ortiz Dy of Click the City called the film “an insult”, criticizing the film's editing and also stating that it was “banking entirely on the presence of a couple of recognizable names.”[18] A similarly critical review[19] was made by Zig Marasigan of Rappler, also noting the intrusive use of product endorsements as “some of the most distasteful examples of local product placement while no effort is made to weave them into the narrative.” Television host Lourd de Veyra also stated his disappointment for the film in an open letter, lamenting that the film felt like it was “made in just three days”, and that “we never paid 220 pesos to watch the film for the actors to hawk instant pancit canton, bread, laundry detergent, cough syrup” and several other products endorsed by Kris Aquino and Vic Sotto.[16][20]

A more positive review by Myra Grace Calulo of Philippine Entertainment Portal, however, saying that the film is “a family flick that sprinkled with gags and a lot of heart”, although she also noted the lack of character development and the story being “too drawn out at times”.[21]

Sotto later addressed criticism of the film in a taped interview, stating “I’m open to all criticism, most especially if it's constructive. This is what we call democracy. I respect everyone's opinions. Just as how I respect the millions of viewers who were happy and amused at our film,” He later added, “What's important is it was a record-breaking festival.”[15]

Box office

The film grossed ₱50.5 million on opening day, setting the highest record ever attained by a Filipino movie of all time.

The film has grossed some ₱350.9 million by January 4, 2014, setting the highest box office record gross ever attained by a Filipino movie of all time.

Awards
Year Award-Giving Body Category Recipient Result
2013 Metro Manila Film Festival [22] Third Best Picture My Little Bossings Won
Best Supporting Actress Aiza Seguerra Won
Best Child Performer Ryzza Mae Dizon Won
Best Original Theme Song Jan K. Ilacad Won
2014GMMSF Box-Office Entertainment Awards[23]Most Popular Film DirectorsMarlon Rivera (with Wenn Deramas)Won
Phenomenal StarsVic Sotto (with Vice Ganda)Won
Phenomenal Child StarsRyzza Mae Dizon and James "Bimby" Aquino-YapWon

Sequel
Main article: My Big Bossing

Sotto initially hinted at a possible My Little Bossings sequel in a 2014 interview.[11] While not much information has been released about the film at the tine, it was then later revealed that the sequel will be entitled My Bossing's Adventures and is a fantasy-adventure anthology film, with Sotto and Dizon reprising their roles. The film was released on December 25, 2014 as an official entry for the 2014 Metro Manila Film Festival.[12]

See also

References
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  9. Bonoan, Reggee (15 June 2013). "KRIS: Sina BIMBY at VIC ang bida sa 'TORKY AND MY LITTLE BOSSING'!". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
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  13. Rula, Gorgy (30 October 2014). "Ryzza Mae Dizon gave ideas for MMFF entry". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
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  15. Smith, Chuck. "Vic Sotto: 'I'm open to all criticism'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  16. Franco, Bernie. "Blogger Lourd de Veyra posts message for Vic Sotto: "Puwede namang magpatawa pa rin habang nagtataas ng antas ng kalidad ng paggawa ng pelikula."". Philippine Entertainment Portal (in Tagalog). Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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  18. Dy, Philbert. "My Little Bossings Movie Review - Contempt for the Audience". ClickTheCity.com. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  19. Marasigan, Zig (1 January 2014). "'My Little Bossings': The horrible business of show business". Rappler. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  20. de Veyra, Lourd. "An Open Letter to Vic Sotto". SPOT.ph (in Tagalog). Retrieved 3 January 2014.
  21. Calulo, Myra Grace. "My Little Bossings REVIEW: A Feel-Good Family Flick". Philippine Entertainment Portal. GMA New Media. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
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