Disclosure Day
E and J hit it on the head. The movie is a very fun 7.5 / 10, and really grips you through the first half, but doesn’t stick the landing nor treat the viewer with much trust in their ability to understand what’s happening. The acting is phenomenal, particularly Emily Blunt, and shoutout to the newscaster at the end of the film, who really sold that small part. This movie is very 90s Spielberg, and you can see his optimism coming through, but it’s also certainly a big downgrade from The Fabelmans. The premise too, while fun of course and Spielberg’s obsession, is also about 25 years too late, as this major reveal of alien life would hardly even make headlines were it to really happen today. Good popcorn flick, but don’t expect a masterpiece.
-Z
Did not meet my expectations. I did really enjoy Emily Blunt’s acting here (and honestly, a lot of the acting was very solid) and found several parts of the beginning of the film to surprise me, but the final act was so murky and purposefully ambiguous, I had a hard time taking it seriously. I was expecting something of a much larger scale to match the Spielberg blockbuster of it all.
-E
Not everything good is perfect. Sometimes the golf round is too hot or the food comes out a little slow, doesn’t mean I wasn’t craving a good meal or a round of golf. That's how I feel about this movie. A summer blockbuster that I have been craving for 2026. It had some good ideas and was very Spielberg, but it ultimately fell into the Netflix trope of being over explained and a little on the nose. Overall, if you want a movie that feels big and a good time at the theaters (or home) and you like an extra terrestrial vibe, find time and watch.
-J
