How can Ali quickly discover New York as a new convenient 'home', given the fact that he is a newcomer, compared to other four women already living there for years? I don't find a very satisfying answer through the film.
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Angintimur895 July 2021
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DogePelis201519 July 2021It is a decent movie; the plot is good and the performances are passable; it is unpretentious and very forgettable.
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I'm not very experienced when it comes to criticizing a movie, so I'm just saying this as a part of the general audience (specifically Indonesian). When I first saw the advertisement, I was intrigued by the overall concept of it. The aunties (ratu-ratu queens) have different personalities and interesting dynamics with eachother and I personally loved them. As an Indonesian, Ali's life back in Indonesia hits home to me and the contrast of it with his home in New York is interesting. I mostly laughed at the straight forward auntie's lines (forgot her name). Despite all this, the movie could've been better if Ali's character was more fleshed out. I'm not sure if the problem was with the writers or the actor at executing Ali's character. If Ali's character had more depth to him, then it would definitely hit the audience's heart more when bad things happen to him.
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robbysiregar-6645020 June 2021This is a pretty good movie if you're looking for something pretty light, not too deep and not too complex kind of movie, but still deep enough and complex enough for some people.
Honestly we can easily see the plot and how it's gonna end up, like other basic Indonesian movie. But, with nice acting, cinematography, even lighting really creates moods and vibes, somehow it gets to your heart.
It's not an amazing movie, but it's not bad either. I think you should watch. -
siniajachannel18 June 2021(Full review on my YouTube channel)
Overall, Ali & Ratu Ratu Queens is a basic Indonesian drama comedy, it's funny, heartwarming, and a bit romantic with beautiful visual and nice soundtrack, although the story is generic, mostly predictable and lack of developed conflict but its still fun ride and enjoyable to watch. Recommended! Thumbs up!
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Lucky Kuswandi's 'Ali dan Ratu Ratu Queens' offers consistently intriguing take on family and chosen family, but the movie often feels bland and rarely excites. It has great potential, but the execution left a lot to be desired. Marissa Anita put up a decent performance and although Iqbaal Ramadhan is good in parts, he fails to bring his character to life.
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hagifathurachman20 June 2021(Spoiler Alert)
This is probably the best drama indonesian movie ever! I loveee the whole story, the cast, cinematography, i love them all, what a whole package of heartwarming film. This might be the breakthrough of Drama Movies in Indonesia, we do love drama in a movie but this movie had perfect amount of drama. So the drama not ruin the whole movie. Despite the main conflict makes us deeply hurt, the way each character completed each other makes a better ending from what we expected. Simply amazing. -
theprincessrose26 June 2021This movie had the bones of a good plot, but it got lost in the sexism of blaming the mother rather than the father for all of the broken family's problems. The negative,one-sided view of women made the movie less enjoyable or realistic.
I loved that the aunties welcomed Ali and gave him a safe place even though they practically robbed him on his first day in town.
I wish they would have shown Ali meeting his extended family of half sisters and step father. It would have been healthier to show blended families from around the world.
Good movie, but so much room for improvement. Dear Netflix, English dubbing would have helped too. Some of the subtitles went by too quickly. -
I'm gonna say maybe it's too much to give this movie a solid 10/10 but I gave it a 10 because I don't want an anti family drama ruin the rating. This movie was amazing, a fun ride but emotional at the same time. Shoutout to all 4 Queens who made my day!! They're so good I SAID WHAT I SAID. This is not typical Indonesian drama, it's simple but HIT THE RIGHT SPOT. So much fun and I didn't realize that the movie was 100 minutes length. PROUD OF YOU GUYS.
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paul_haakonsen23 August 2023When I sat down to watch the 2021 Indonesian movie "Ali and Ratu Ratu Queens" (aka "Ali & the Queens") here in 2023, I had actually never heard about it. But since it was an Asian movie that I hadn't already seen, and given my fascination and love of the Asian cinema, of course I opted to sit down and spend 100 minutes on watching it.
Writers Gina S. Noer and Muhammad Zaidy put together a rather enjoyable, entertaining and well-written script and storyline for the movie. I was genuinely entertained throughout the entire course of the movie. The storyline is driven by a good narrative, well-written and detailed characters, and an overall good plot. And best of all, it is a story that sort of gets under the skin and sticks with you for a while.
Given my somewhat limited exposure to the Indonesian cinema, then I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie. But they had some good talents to portay the various characters. I was especially impressed with Marissa Anita (playing Mia, Ali's mom) in the movie, because her performance was really memorable.
If you enjoy a heartfelt and beautiful drama, then give director Lucky Kuswandi's 2021 movie "Ali and Ratu Ratu Queens" a chance. I did so, and I was genuinely entertained by it.
My rating of "Ali and Ratu Ratu Queens" lands on a six out of ten stars. -
bayuvevo-6431417 June 2021I love this movie, it gives me so much energy and emotion. This movie was made with a lot of fun and dedicated people, it makes the movie more enjoyable.
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holyholymoly9 September 20211. I was expecting that this movie would be fun. I thought this movie would give me a really good chemistry between Ali and the queens (aunties) because the title of this movie is Ali & the Queens. Turns out it's just so so. I can't feel anything. The ending part when Ali gets scholarship is nonsense.
2. I thought this would be a great comedy movie with their great actresses who played the Queens, but their role is not highlighted as much as I expected.
3. I hope Iqbal, who played as Ali will improve his acting skills. I feel so cringe at some of his scenes. His acting is lack of emotion. You can do better Iqbal, I believe that.
4. The last thing that makes me feel annoyed is the cinematography. Their shooting technique doesn't help at all to support the atmosphere in the story sometimes.
5. Big applause to Marissa Anita, who played as Ali's mother. Her acting is amazing. She is the only reason I watched this movie till the end. -
Desert_buddy18 June 2021The story was so solid, the act was amazing, and the cast was incredible.
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shantial3 July 2021I thought this was good. He didn't get the lovely reunion he hoped for but he found new friends and family on his journey which made it worth while. He found a new life and learned to let go of things he can't change.
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rahmadarifian24 June 2021A very entertaining and emotional film, I also like the acting of Ratu 2 Quens, who are very funny and ridiculous, plus Ikbal and Aurora Ribero's acting.
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azmi-hakam11121 June 2021This movie has a great premise even though it's pretty similar with the DC movie Shazam, but had some problem.
First, i dont really care about Ali character, it obviously underdeveloped from the start, i dont know him as a character unless a boy who love drawing and lost his mother. I dont find the urge to why Ali need to find his mother, despite he lost his mother (physically), i dont see it like he lost the family as a whole.
Second, the Queens gang are just annoying to Ali, i dont see it as a family replacement quality, the way Ali come back to the Queens after they ask Ali to come back to his homeland is just weird and make the ending less impactful.
Third, the mother motivation throughout the movie was bad, and treated us as a viewer like an idiot, who just approve anything without anything.
This movie has a lot of potential, i know what the writer want to tell us but didn't executed well. -
demaikalkusuma10 August 2021Good movie, you should see from ali vision as a kid who doesn't have a mom. Its so sad.
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ansar8824 January 2024Marissa Anita and Cut Mini attracted me in in order to watch this film (even though Cut Mini only appears in a few scenes). I'm constantly impressed by their acting. The premise, script, and visual arts of this film were nicely packed; I felt as if Ali was inviting me on his quest to uncover his mother's whereabouts in America. I also admired the performances of the other characters. The primary actor, Iqbaal as Ali, simply has to improve his acting skills. Even though I feel Iqbaal's acting performance in this film is quite good, there are a few parts that appear less natural and emotional, especially when he's crying. Despite the above, I honestly appreciated and loved this film.
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There are no doubts that "Ali & The Queens" was beautifully made in all aspects, from its writing, cinematography, and everything in between. There are numerous scenes that could drive its audiences into tearful moments, yet there were a lot of scene when every single cast able to make "Ali & The Queens" so much fun to watch. On top of those rollercoaster-ride of emotion along the story, i always love the way this movie made me to rethink and reflects on how i define something that i always called as a "home" and "family".
Definitely a must-watch movie to enjoy with the whole family. -
Well I watched the movie on Netflix few days back .
I would highlight the cinematographer and the editer has not done a good job of bringing the emotions out of the characters .. camera was so wayward it seemed like captured using a Mobile phone .
Even the camera did not pan towards the characters during dramatic scenes.
I found it strange how Ali would develop a total disregard for people who took care of him during 15-16 years of his life and develops a bond strong for people he just met.
It does not happen Untill Ali is a thankless person.
Many movies have such scenes where main character does go the other way but then they r not portrayed to be innocent 😇.
Morally not so much to influence younger generations here as it won't stand a chance to sway some kid to leave his loved ones and meet and stay with them forever .
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aswin_aswin30 May 2022I enjoyed the story, great idea that well executed. The visual animation was cool, Marissa Anita gave her best performance in this movie, well deserved Citra Award.
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rayurianti15 August 2022This movie is very heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time. I really love the way Lucky Kuswandi shape the character of Ali's mother. As an audience, we understand Ali's pain, yet we can also understand the dreams and guilt of Ali's mother, without being fed about her perspective. We can also see & feel the amount of research that's been done to create this movie. This movie shed a light on the concept of family. About how it shouldn't necessarily be about the ideal family of three; mother, father, and child. That it can also be about friendship, the relationship you have with people who nurtured you, and the people who made you feel most at home. Worth the watch!
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lamuruheksadraga15 August 2022Some scenes are very touching. Like wearing face masks together, choosing clothes at the thrift shop, helping the queens at work, having dinner together at the ending, and many more. So warm and full of love. Ali and the queens definitely made my day.
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There's no emotion in this movie. You won't feel connected with the character because there was not much given for us to understand either of them. And the acting was....my god...terrible! Except for Biyah and Party. The movie also didn't show us what Ali's mother relation to Party. It's like watching a movie with characters that are there just because they are scripted to be there. As an example Ali's mother went to New York to chase her dream just because the script writer wrote her to. We weren't given much background on how and why this dream NEEDS to be chased. Not to mention the forced comedy! Ugh!
The adventure feels that was portrayed in the movie description, ZERO! The movie makes it soooooo easy to find a person in NEW YORK!
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bayaubayau20 June 2022I give 10/10 for the Queens. I love them a lot!! They really care about each other. They are HOME for everyone!!. This movie is fun and heartwarming. <3 <3 <3.