Written by David Koepp
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Margaret (to everyone): "Listen."
It's been a while since we've had a big blockbuster from the legendary Steven Spielberg and coming up with an original idea, there's this movie. I'm not gonna lie, it's not Spielberg on all cylinders but it's not quite a misfire either.
There's a focus on two very different protagonists who find themselves drawn to one another. First of all, let's look at TV meteorologist Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt). In fact I'd say she was the main character in this whole film.
Margaret wasn't content in her current life but she had a supportive boyfriend in Jackson (Wyatt Russell), who was willing to go along with a lot in this film. There was also an incident from when she was ten years old that she didn't want to remember until events made it impossible for her to no longer ignore.
Speaking of events, Margaret ended up with the abilities to speak and understand languages she didn't know and even became loved ones of various people that she interacted with. That certainly saw Emily give some interesting moments throughout the film. She's undoubtedly the highlight throughout.
That's not to say there aren't other performances that stand out. Josh O'Connor has proven to be quite the character actor over the years and he's suitably cast as whistleblower Dr. Daniel Kellner. He's a good straight man to the bizarre events though his relationship with former novice, Jane Blankenship (Eve Hewson) was one of the weakest aspects of the film.
There's similarly strong enough supporting roles for Colin Firth and Colman Domingo respectively. The former had his moments to shine as Wardex Corporation head, Noah Scanlon. He's mostly a villain throughout the film. Domingo also was on fine form as Hugo Wakefield. He played off everyone rather well.
As for the alien reveal itself. I mean, it was the best way to end the movie and it's done reasonably well. It's mostly effective when past encounters were reported by an NBC anchorwoman, played by Courtney Grace. Margaret's last word on the whole thing might be the best final scene in a 2026 movie so far.
- There's allusion to Spielberg's previous alien themed movie with a particular scene involving Daniel.
- Steven Spielberg has claimed the movie's closer to fact than fiction. I absolutely believe him.
- Standout music: Gwen Stefani/Akon's The Sweet Escape.
- Chronology: Margaret was working on a Kansas TV station. She was thirty eight in the present day.
Disclosure Day isn't Spielberg at his best of worst but it's definitely one of the more interesting movies he's done for a bit. As I was watching it, my feelings kept shifting and having had time to reflect more on it, I liked this a lot more. Emily Blunt in particular just gave such an interesting performance.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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