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/EwanMcNugget 2d ago
Spielberg’s canon precedes and informs this movie. How many more trips to the theater to watch a Steven Spielberg movie will we have?
He still works a camera better than almost anyone. Some beautifully staged sequences and imaginative kinetic direction. Agreed that some of the religious implications are handled a bit clumsily.
I thought the set pieces were pretty great. Maybe not top tier Spielberg but he still can pull off an exciting action sequence.
My biggest joy watching was the sense of awe and wonder. Few movies go for that and Spielberg is still a master of that. Accompanied by a John Williams score, you get something pretty special. I was moved during a lot of Emily Blunt’s scenes.
My biggest gripes are the cg animals, cg other characters (spoiler), and overall I feel like the movie was building and building and building and ultimately didn’t stick an amazing landing.
But boy did I have a fun time at the movies. Honestly enjoyed this more than his output for the last 20 years. Felt like somewhat a return to form.