Disclosure Day - Review
- Jack Aling
- Jun 8
- 2 min read
Updated: 1 day ago
People Have a Right to Know the Truth.
Review written by Jack Aling
Disclosure Day is directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Spielberg & David Koepp.
A modern conspiracy thriller on an ambitious scale as Steven Spielberg takes on 'the most extraordinary event in human history' — information with the ability to impact religion, politics and society itself.
Steven Spielberg has made some of the most iconic films of all time and helped to shape modern cinema as we know it. Now, after all these years, he's here to make a statement.
Disclosure Day is his most profound film to date. A modern conspiracy thriller on an ambitious scale as he takes on 'the most extraordinary event in human history.' The weight of this information has the ability to impact religion, politics and society itself with the aim to turn Science-Fiction into Science-Fact.
We arrive in a story already in motion, approaching its crescendo. The narrative does begin to tremble under the magnitude of its ambition, especially in its emotional but uncertain third act. It feels like a film that needs multiple viewings to take in the sheer scale of what it wants to communicate.
Despite that, Disclosure Day is a visual spectacle. A real reminder of what films are capable of. Along with Janusz Kamiński's camerawork, what Spielberg can pull off as a filmmaker shows that he is in total control of his craft. The camera rarely sits still, turning even a simple dialogue scene into a dynamic and passionate love letter to cinema.
You can tell that every member of the cast is giving it their all, but this absolutely Emily Blunt's film. Her performance stands head and shoulders above the rest with such a commanding presence. It's not only the film's best performance, but a career best.
The inventor of the summer blockbuster proves that he still has more to say, boldly challenging the human experience as we know it through the medium of storytelling. Sometimes we need to believe, to trust in what we think we know and to be open to the possibility that there may be more to learn. Often, we just need to listen.
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