Michael Ordoña

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Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle
For 192 reviews, this critic has graded:
  • 49% higher than the average critic
  • 5% same as the average critic
  • 46% lower than the average critic
On average, this critic grades 7.4 points lower than other critics. (0-100 point scale)

Michael Ordoña's Scores

  • Movies
  • TV
Average review score: 58
Highest review score: 100 Ne Zha 2
Lowest review score: 0 Saw 3D
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 83 out of 192
  2. Mixed: 87 out of 192
  3. Negative: 22 out of 192
192 movie reviews
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    • 52 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Bruised
    The superb fight choreography and committed execution by the two women in the ring (real-life UFC champ Valentina Shevchenko is convincing as Jackie’s opponent), informed by Berry’s skill as an actor conveying Jackie’s desperation, make the final fight thrilling and cringe-inducing — in a good way.
    • 65 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    Ron's Gone Wrong
    Ron’s Gone Wrong dots its primer on friendship with chase scenes and warnings about Big Tech, with only mixed success.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    Needle in a Timestack
    Odom, surely one of the busiest actors working today, gives a committed performance but lacks chemistry with either of his onscreen wives. A sense of lightness, of fun, of the alchemy between two people is missing, though it would seem crucial to drive the story.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Ordoña
    Hard Luck Love Song
    Hard Luck Love Song is a happy but gritty marriage of material, filmmaker and star. Much is asked of Dorman, and he delivers all.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Ordoña
    Copshop
    Copshop is an enjoyable, slow-burn action movie featuring a smart script, sharp direction, strong cast — and the emergence of a possible star.
    • 51 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Malignant
    If you can hang with the slow gestation of the first hour or so of Malignant, the final third may grow on you.
    • 47 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Kate
    Kate has its charms.
    • 36 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Ordoña
    He's All That
    You’ll be pleased to discover the entertaining remake has its charms; it actually is all that, for the most part.
    • 50 Metascore
    • 30 Michael Ordoña
    PAW Patrol: The Movie
    To very young kids who like cartoon dogs driving shiny vehicles, PAW Patrol: The Movie may be awesome. To grown-ups, it may be an aggressively under-written, 88-minute toy commercial.
    • 52 Metascore
    • 90 Michael Ordoña
    Beckett
    It’s a ‘70s paranoia movie in the best sense. And this is no hackneyed tribute; it’s complex, murky, propulsive.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Vivo
    Vivo takes off with a cute kinkajou, some good music and some interesting visuals, but ultimately doesn’t stick the landing.
    • 48 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    The Last Mercenary
    The plot chugs along with no surprises, but that’s beside the point. While it’s not exactly a laugh riot, the film’s humor tends to land.
    • 60 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    All the Streets Are Silent: The Convergence of Hip Hop and Skateboarding (1987-1997)
    “All the Streets” feels niche to a fault.
    • 66 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Ordoña
    Charlatan
    What audiences are likely to come away with most of all is a pondering over how these many sides could coexist in the same person, perhaps wondering what they think of him — and finding it difficult to arrive at an answer.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
    Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins ends up having enough good-time action sequences to make it worth the popcorn money.
    • 57 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Ordoña
    How It Ends
    How It Ends works both as an alternative to the usual, race-against-time or humanity-sucks apocalypse dramas, and as a personal exploration of settling affairs — and it’s a comedy.
    • 68 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Ordoña
    Fear Street Part Three: 1666
    Consider the sequel curse broken: Fear Street Part 3: 1666 satisfyingly wraps up Netflix’s R.L. Stine movie trilogy with deepened themes, more fully realized characters and enjoyable twists that lend dimension to the arching story.
    • 61 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Ordoña
    Fear Street Part Two: 1978
    Fear Street Part 2: 1978 is no classic, but it’s a clear improvement on “1994,” with more tension and excitement (and generous gore).
    • tbd Metascore
    • 40 Michael Ordoña
    Running Against the Wind
    Running Against the Wind is purportedly based on real events, and it’s sloppy and sort of random enough to be true.
    • 39 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    The Boss Baby: Family Business
    It’s more of the same, for better or worse, but likely with enough bells and whistles — especially those new characters — to please younger fans.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 60 Michael Ordoña
    Fear Street Part One: 1994
    The dialogue can be clunky and easy to guess in advance, and there’s an unfortunate reliance on jump scares. The thing to remember is this is all part of a larger story, and without spoiling anything, that story does get significantly more interesting.
    • 42 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    The Ice Road
    The film lacks slam-bang, signature action sequences that would make it more memorable.
    • 67 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    Fathom
    Fathom presumably gets its name from both the watery depths and the attempt to understand these mysterious aquatic mammals, but it doesn’t delve deeply enough into either the science or the scientists.
    • 56 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Ordoña
    Mary J Blige's My Life
    Where the documentary succeeds most plangently is in its fan testimonials of the album’s impact and Blige’s emotional recollections of the songs’ roots.
    • 72 Metascore
    • 80 Michael Ordoña
    Sisters on Track
    Sisters on Track is a lovely, immersive look into the lives of three Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, girls.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 100 Michael Ordoña
    Against the Current
    Against the Current is a gem. It’s gorgeous in many ways.
    • 43 Metascore
    • 40 Michael Ordoña
    Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
    With its human relations a bit dicey, the movie lives or dies by the cuteness of its CG animals. Fortunately, it probably will never stop hitting the cute button inside us simply to see rabbits scurry-hopping with earnest little faces. The cinematic technology’s growth is remarkable.
    • 35 Metascore
    • 70 Michael Ordoña
    Awake
    If the end-of-the-world genre seems downright somnambulant lately, Awake is jolting proof a fiendishly clever twist can shake it from its doldrums.
    • tbd Metascore
    • 30 Michael Ordoña
    Funhouse
    There is an enjoyable fight scene and the production design and cinematography of “Funhouse” do what they can with limited resources. One wishes the script hadn’t been the most limited resource of all.
    • 69 Metascore
    • 50 Michael Ordoña
    The Dry
    Bana is, as always, a very watchable screen presence; the film is not bad. But there’s a spark missing that could make the story burn, and the film’s abrupt ending will leave viewers high and “Dry.”
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