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
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    I Love Us
    One could say that I Love Us can’t decide what it wants to be. Is it a crime thriller or a family film? This split focus is a legitimate criticism, but somehow director and lead actor Danny Abeckaser manages to pull it off. It’s far from perfect, but it works well enough.
    • 64 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
    Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3 has way too much story crammed in its two-and-half-hour runtime, but the reason to see the movie is the Guardians themselves and how they’ve grown and evolved since they were first introduced.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    No Address
    No Address is very much an issues-based drama. Its purpose is to provide a soul behind the statistics.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Point Defiance
    The heart of the film and the source of this thriller’s tension is the interplay between the two brothers, played beautifully by Derek Phillips and Josh Crotty.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    The Senior
    At its heart, The Senior is about forgiveness and second chances.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Fatale
    The film never takes itself too seriously, considering there are some serious actors in it. In the end, it’s all good fun and a great movie to turn on when you want to hand out with friends and see something truly insane.
    • 59 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Quiz Lady
    Quiz Lady works because as wacky as Annie and Jennie’s adventure gets, it’s a grounded story of sisters and siblings, thanks to writer Jen D’Angelo. Director Jessica Yu brilliantly manages the overall tone of the film, shifting effortlessly between comedy and drama. Lastly, it has a cast that’s more than up for the challenge.
    • 75 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    The Naked Gun
    Ultimately, The Naked Gun reboot delivers enough laughs to make it worth the ride, even if it never quite escapes the shadow of its predecessors.
    • 77 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Changing the Game
    Changing the Game makes important arguments that need to be heard.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore
    The Secrets of Dumbledore is hands down the best of the series.
    • 34 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Silent Panic
    Schadt’s story is solid in choosing the three paths for his characters to go down. He then takes the consequences of their inaction to its logical conclusions and a decidedly thriller-esque conclusion.
    • 41 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words
    In Created Equal, Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Virginia tell his life story using over 30 hours of interview time, personal photos, and archival news footage and does not shy away from the big moments of his life.
    • 71 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Yes, God, Yes
    Yes, God, Yes is a good movie overall. The narrative is strong and takes a more serious tone than Saved!.
    • 44 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    The King's Man
    The King’s Man doesn’t pick up in any truly incredible way until the second half, where a fantastic narrative twist happens.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Platform
    Anyone familiar with the global gender-gap problem will find nothing surprising about the themes presented in Platform. However, where Mossayebi’s documentary sets itself apart from other similar stories is how he captures the drive and determination of the three sisters and their good luck and misfortune along the way.
    • 88 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Long Day's Journey Into Night
    In the end, while I did struggle to follow its central narrative, Bi Gan has my admiration as a filmmaker, though I was hoping it would be a little more profound as it was artful in the end. He connects with you from an emotional standpoint
    • 68 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Superman
    What Superman felt like was that someone had taken my childhood box of action figures and found a way to tell an exciting story with it.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Take the Night
    It’s a good thriller with excellent performances.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Música
    Life and love are like a song, and Música will have you falling in love with your toes tappin’ and knees slappin’.
    • 62 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Ramen Shop
    Ihara and Aw’s love story feels real and plays well as represented through fine cuisine.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    One Night in Tokyo
    Reza Emamiyeh and Tokiko Kitagawa deliver fantastic performances.
    • 46 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    My Spy
    Director Peter Segal knows what strings to pull to elevate the cuteness factor, and he pulls them hard. It’s all good, actiony fun, when you need a moment to unplug your brain. Even though you’ve seen this all before in other cop buddy movies, it works.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Baby Assassins
    What works is the relationship between Mahilo and Chisato. The characters are so well defined and contrasts one another perfectly. The depiction of their friendship is just as good as the fight scenes. Action-wise, it really does take a while to warm up, but getting to the final battle is worth the wait.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    The Last Tree
    While The Last Tree is not a happy story nor a political one, it is a real account of immigration with no easy answers. Watch it because it is an honest tale, and Amoo’s masterfully handling of it puts you directly into the shoes of Femi himself.
    • 74 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    See You Yesterday
    What makes See You Yesterday work for me is its fresh take on the overtold, worn-out, time-travel trope and the pitfalls of time travel. A fun and solid story that score big points with its originality and good lead performances. All this to say, See You Yesterday is good science fiction.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Stargirl
    If you persevere, Stargirl will grow on you and ultimately pays off.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Becoming Burlesque
    As unique as the story is, Becoming Burlesque succeeds in large part to Shiva Negar’s performance as Fatima. She’s engaging and charismatic, and she guides Fatima character arc flawlessly. Your eyes are on her, and you’re with her all the way from caterpillar to butterfly.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project
    In the end, Max Tzannes’ Found Footage: The Making of the Patterson Project delivers a smart, self-aware film that plays with the mockumentary format without getting lost in the gimmick. It’s funny and it’s creepy. It delivers where many have failed before.
    • 23 Metascore
    • 75 Alan Ng
    Die in a Gunfight
    I recommend Die In a Gunfight to any film fan that wants to see a different take on the mob love story. I think the romance takes a back seat to the violence when I think an equal footing would have made the film so much better.
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    • 75 Alan Ng
    Origin Story
    Kulap’s life is on full display in Origin Story. I don’t think I could do it if I were in her shoes. The chamber of secrets has been opened, and she holds nothing back. Her story is fascinating, but also in a way, we become this voyeur into her life, like slowly passing a severe car accident on the freeway getting a good look at the damage.
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