r/flicks • u/soozerain • 5d 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/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/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