Alan Ng

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For 559 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 74% higher than the average critic
  • 8% same as the average critic
  • 18% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.8 points higher than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Alan Ng's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 73
Highest review score: 100 Dracula
Lowest review score: 20 Mufasa: The Lion King
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 474 out of 559
  2. Mixed: 71 out of 559
  3. Negative: 14 out of 559
559 movie reviews
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    • 92 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Never Rarely Sometimes Always
    In the end, my question is whether Never Rarely Sometimes Always is meant to be just a story or offer something political to say in the great abortion debate. I’m certain the film exists to highlight the stories of young women forced to travel across state lines for abortions. Either way, there’s not enough of either to make it a compelling movie in the end.
    • 89 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Killers of the Flower Moon
    I give Killers of the Flower Moon a mild recommendation. It’s too long and predictable. The saving grace is its performance across the board.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
    The highlight of Snake Eyes is the action.
    • 84 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    In the Heights
    As a movie, I thought Jon M. Chu did an incredible job bringing In The Heights to cinematic life. There’s nothing wrong with the actual production or cast. It’s all great, but my issue is with the source material, specifically the songs.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Ad Astra
    The real problem with the film is tone and pace.
    • 80 Metascore
    • 55 Alan Ng
    A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
    Aside from Hank’s brilliant performance as Fred Rogers, I also liked the style of storytelling. The movie from start to finish feels like an actual Mr. Rogers episode with its simple three-man jazz piano score and its slow, deliberate pace. The overall story is good, sweet, but predictable.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 40 Alan Ng
    Dumb Money
    There’s just no nuance here. Good is good. Evil is evil.
    • 78 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    After Yang
    After Yang is a good-looking movie, especially for one that’s mostly talking and conversations, the acting is good — an easy feat for seasoned actor Colin Farrell and Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja is adorable as hell. But unfortunately, it misses its storytelling potential by focusing too much of our attention on the wrong story elements.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    The World to Come
    There’s nothing new and nothing we haven’t seen, which means every single moment and plot twist is familiar and predictable.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    The Public
    In these divided times, films centering on political issues either make an earnest attempt to persuade the other side to consider its point of view or play to its political allies and demonize its enemies. The Public does the latter, and the result is to further widen the divide of political discourse with self-righteous finger-pointing.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Hoppers
    In the end, the film and its storytelling is meh.
    • 73 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    One Of Them Days
    It features likable characters, and though it may not offend or make you laugh, it ultimately leaves you smiling. However, you can’t help but feel a sense of loss regarding the potential the film and its story had to be truly great.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Mickey 17
    While Bong Joon Ho delivers his signature visual flair and Robert Pattinson fully commits to the existential dread of his endlessly disposable character, the film struggles to keep its high-concept ideas fresh past the first act.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Predator: Badlands
    The film has good action set pieces, but without a story that has something to say or connects with audiences beyond the surface, it’s just another standard sci-fi action film.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Companion
    Companion takes a stab (literally) at sci-fi horror with an interesting idea, but making a robot the emotional center of the film is a misfire.
    • 70 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Relay
    The biggest downfall of Relay is the ending.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    A Quiet Place: Day One
    A Quiet Place: Day One failed to capture what we loved about the original films and instead decided to focus too much of its time on a rollercoaster ride of an alien invasion. Fun is fun, but without proper character development, Day One is more fast food than a hardy meal.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 40 Alan Ng
    Climate of the Hunter
    I’m being overly harsh with Climate of the Hunter because it was frustrating to watch. I had to work hard to follow the story and figure out what was really happening between the characters and I find myself replaying various scenes to see what I missed.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 55 Alan Ng
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
    Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is fast-food when audiences demanded a five-course meal.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Mulan
    While the film boasts an all Chinese cast, the story, culturally, is pretty tame.
    • 63 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    We Have Always Lived in the Castle
    While having all the key elements of a mystery, director Stacie Passon’s film is more a character study focusing on themes of the safety of sisterhood and self-imposed alienation.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Americana
    With this cast, the film should have been a knockout. Instead, it feels bogged down, heavy, and way too concerned with making statements instead of just being entertaining.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Blue Beetle
    Blue Beetle is worth seeing, but it has many missed opportunities.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Saltburn
    Saltburn just goes too far, and its startling images shocked me out of the story altogether.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Dragged Across Concrete
    This film barely gets a recommendation only because it finally gets interesting at the end.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 40 Alan Ng
    The Little Mermaid
    Could this version of The Little Mermaid stand alone if the original didn’t exist? Possibly. Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s songs and story structure remain intact and are its only salvation. But, again, why watch the live-action remake when the original is so much better and suited more for kids?
    • 58 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    Happily
    The only reason to see this film is if you’re a fan of any of the actors. Everyone is good, but ultimately, the story will let you down.
    • 55 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Wendy
    There were many aspects from a filmmaking and storytelling process that I found admirable, but I just can’t see myself recommending it. I know all too well that my criticisms have everything to do with the very core of J.M. Barrie’s original story and Pan mythology itself.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 60 Alan Ng
    False Positive
    Though I may not have connected with the final product as intended, if the idea of a psychological thriller about pregnancy appeals to you, then the movie might be your cup of tea.
    • 54 Metascore
    • 50 Alan Ng
    Stray
    The problem with Stray is that it doesn’t ever connect with the audience, with the exception of Murphy’s back story. The mystery just unfolds, and we as the audience never engage in the mental exercise of piecing clues together and finding an answer.
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