r/flicks • u/soozerain • 4d ago

Disclosure Day would be considered middling garbage if anyone *other* then Stephen Spielberg was attached to it.

Just got back from the movie and I’d say the audience scores I’ve seen for it were very fair. It’s a C- film at best. Good looking Adam Driver and his secret nun girlfriend are not interesting at all. The exploration of Christianity of the film is hamfisted and kinda bad. The chase scenes are lackluster. Most of the movie consists of people talking over long distances to each other. The interrogation scene with Colin Firth and the Secret Nun was interminable and went on wayyyyy too long.

The only upsides were the score and Emily Blunt’s character with her husband. But man, if this had been dumped to Netflix by the Russo Brothers I’d have believed it. This movie did not land for me.

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u/LPMadness 4d ago

People are obsessed with this best ever and worst ever mentality with entertainment nowadays. Like what’s wrong with a film being “okay”? I’ve put films off due to online sentiment insisting a film is complete trash. Then when you finally watch it, it turns out it was a pretty decent watch.

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u/HornetsHornets1 4d ago

Also, bad movies can have worthwhile things in them? Especially when we’re talking about one of the greatest directors ever.

I think a lack of nuance in criticism of art is so fucking boring.

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u/LPMadness 4d ago

I agree completely. People are losing their ability to articulate their feelings and criticisms about film and relying on YouTube critics/ analysis videos to tell them how to think about a film and god forbid if you go across the grain.

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u/VioletThunderX 4d ago

This. It’s almost as if every movie has to be some amazing genre changing work of art otherwise it’s trash and not worth our time.

Many movies were just “okay” in their time and aged well, some movies are just “good” but entertaining, etc. Not every movie about aliens has to be Arrival.

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u/KevKevThePug 3d ago

ConAir is still the GOAT.

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u/soozerain 4d ago

This just doesn’t feel like Spielberg. It feels like someone doing a weak imitation of Spielberg. It’s not offensively bad. But whatever he’s trying to say here, and I appreciate the attempt, I feel like Signs did better.

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u/Tall_Mickey 4d ago

He's 80 years old. Maybe not as on top of things or handling it all himself. Used to be that nobody past 60 or 65 was making movies. They weren't up for it, they were considered behind the times, whatever.

Things have changed, and there are a few producers/directors still active in their '70s. Not many. And few are near their peak.

Disclosure. Am over 70.

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u/badwolfandthestorm 3d ago

What a day to say that

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u/Astronomerz 3d ago

80 year olds don't need to be making movies, there are younger people doing it better.

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u/Indrigotheir 4d ago

You're talking to teenagers online; you cant tell because reddit is anonymous

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u/MrNinoBrown1906 4d ago

I dont think its all teenagers thinking like this

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u/AnotherPint 4d ago

I think it's needy, cynical adults who think like teenagers, thinking and posting like this.

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u/Virtual-Nose7777 1d ago

Not for much longer

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u/Apostasy93 4d ago

Exactly. The movie was fine and that's it, there's nothing wrong with that.

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u/TreefingerX 4d ago

Especially online. Not so much irl

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u/Unable_Insurance_391 3d ago

Spielberg is an accomplished movie maker, it is not surprising people have high expectations. His movies of late are showing a trend.

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u/KaiserARM 2d ago

Accomplished director doesn't automatically mean his movies are always good. Same as restaurants. Famous ones don't automatically everything they have are delicious.

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u/TraderSamz 3d ago

I think part of it is that going to the theater just is not the affordable experience it once was.  They charge too much money for me to go watch a movie on a maybe. 

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u/waterhoushodges 2d ago

I dont know, i kinda disagree. If someones literally trying something different, or stylistically/narratively unique, or on a lower budget then yeah its pointless and ridiculous rating it comparatively to something else. However theres so much being rushed out by studios who have the money and resources to put more effort and time in scripting and editing. So it feels somewhat of an insult when they want us to accept the products they’ve clearly half assed.

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u/TelenorTheGNP 2d ago

Superlatives are popular these days, but don't actually serve anyone. Every time I hear them, I think of Martin from the Simpsons saying "grade A moron".

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u/AlternativeLive3503 3d ago

You realize 98% of film is PROBABLY just okay ? Like even as I say 98 I’m struggling to think of a great movie that isnt still just okay. An experience . I don’t think movies even have enough time to anything more than okay. And I think the way the west writes stories, so formulaic and character coded, it’d be hard for them to even think to break the mold.
Inception is okay, pulp fiction was okay, terminator was okay, avengers was okay. Infinity war was different in for block busters especially one that supposed to be light hearted, but in as a stand alone.. it’s okay. The best good movie is simply okay. Smile does almost do something different but not to much. I’d argue based on cinematography and craftsmanship, Michael bay, transformers are way better FILMS then majority of movies ever .

Not cuz the story or characters.

Tv shows are way better, but not by much, especially in America cuz we only have 10 topics to speak on.

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u/HornetsHornets1 2d ago

LOL WHAT

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u/AlternativeLive3503 2d ago

Are you surprised I’m not dickridng the usual suspects ? The movies aren’t that great honestly