I watched Disclosure Day last week, here is everything you need to know about the Steven Spielberg film as it is released across cinemas in the UK
Disclosure Day was released in cinemas today, June 10, across the UK and comes from the legendary director Steven Spielberg. The director is best known for creating iconic films such as Jaws (1975), War of the Worlds (2005), Jurassic Park (1993) and Saving Private Ryan (1998), so expectations for his latest sci-fi movie are pretty high.
The film’s premise focuses on a ’79-year cover up’ of extra-terrestrial existence on earth, and one whistle-blower’s attempt to ‘disclose’ classified government files to the rest of humanity that prove we are not alone.
The film’s all-star cast including; Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Eve Hewson, might be a huge allure for moviegoers, but there are a few things fans should know before they head to the cinemas to see this flick…
Disclosure Day isn’t a sequel
There has been some chatter online that Disclosure Day is a sequel to Spielberg’s 1977 film Close Encounters of the Third Kind. This is perhaps because both movies focus around the plot of aliens coming to earth, and government conspiracies attempting to keep the rest of the earth in the dark.
While the movies do have similar themes, it is by no way a sequel. There may have been some confusion as Emily Blunt, who stars in the film as Margaret Fairchild, said in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel that it resembles “a third act” along with Close Encounters and E.T The Extra-Terrestrial.
Spielberg himself cleared up rumours in an interview with Entertainment Weekly: “It is not a sequel in any way, shape, or form to Close Encounters.”
It is not an alien invasion movie
Perhaps it’s because of the success of Spielberg’s alien invasion film in the past, and the rather vague trailers that have been released in the lead up to the film, some moviegoers might be under the impression the film is about an alien invasion.
To cut to the chase, this isn’t an alien invasion film. So if you are expecting something like Arrival, Independence Day, War of The Worlds, or Edge of Tomorrow, you need to edit your expectations accordingly.
This film isn’t about humanity vs aliens, it’s about humanity vs humanity. Its a film that explores the idea all the rumours about UFOs, crop circles, and Area 51 have been part of a huge conspiracy coverup, and ponders whether the 8 billion people on earth should be entitled to the knowledge that aliens have visited earth.
This film is a slow burn
If you’re looking for a film that immediately throws you into the thick of a drama, this isn’t the one for you. The film starts off with a kidnapped woman being returned to her partner, and while that would sound like a rather thrilling place to begin, the excitment of an initial chase quickly winds down and the film takes a while to get going.
As the film is 2 hours and 25 minutes long, this could be a little frustrating for some, or perhaps to be expected, as the film has a lot of layers to peel back before it all starts to make sense.
The reviews have been very mixed
This might be one of Spielberg’s more divisive films as review for the project have been hugely mixed. On review aggregator site, Rotten Tomatoes, the film has earned a pretty positive 84% ranking, but hasn’t managed to achieve many five star rankings.
Robbie Collin gave the film 2/5 stars with an article for The Telegraph titled “Spielberg has lost the plot” with comments including: “Disclosure Day is shot with all the director’s signature elegance, but the plot is woolly and the tone a bungled mix of solemn and silly”.
With a positive 4/5 stars, Clarisse Loughrey for The Independent said: “Disclosure Day review – Spielberg’s alien movie is funny and sentimental with action that will leave you breathless.”
Similarly, for Metro, Tori Brazier gave the film 4/5 stars with the comment: “Spielberg is too talented a filmmaker to produce a bad movie. And Disclosure Day absolutely isn’t one – but it is going to split audiences, given its unwillingness to give us that much that’s cut and dried.”
Giving the film 2/5 stars, Nicholas Barber said for a BBC article headlined: “Steven Spielberg’s ‘flimsy’ alien drama is like ‘a drab X-Files episode’,” commented: “Disclosure Day isn’t the worst film of the year, but it may well be the most disappointing.”
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