If you’ve been waiting for Steven Spielberg to return to the genre he essentially perfected over 40 years ago, your patience has finally been rewarded.
Disclosure Day, hitting Australian cinemas this week, is a high-octane sci-fi thriller that feels like a collision between the paranoid precision of North by Northwest and the high-stakes tension of Inception. The premise is simple but oh so exciting for sci-fi nerds like ourselves: what happens if the truth about alien life were revealed to the entire world at once?
The film centers on Dr. Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity analyst played with intense determination by Josh O’Connor, who accidentally stumbles upon government secrets regarding long-hidden extraterrestrial incursions. Teaming up with Margaret Fairchild, an ambitious local weather presenter, played with magnetic charm by Emily Blunt, the pair find themselves on the run from a shadowy deep-state organisation.
It’s a classic “run-for-your-life” conspiracy thriller, yet it manages to balance lighthearted, cheeky moments with a genuinely deadpan respect for the subject matter. Whether you’re in it for the all-star cast, which also includes legends like Colin Firth and Colman Domingo, or you’re just here to see if Spielberg can still make the hair on your arms stand up (he can), Disclosure Day delivers.
It’s a 145-minute sprint that manages to make you question the stability of our universe while keeping you glued to your seat. Without giving anything away, the last 30 minutes will leave you breathless. It’s cheeky, it’s serious, and it’s the only movie this month that’ll have you checking the sky every time you walk out of the cinema. If this is what “disclosure” looks like, I’m ready for the briefing.
– The Plus Ones
