Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day opened this summer with familiar territory: aliens, government cover-ups, and a world on the edge of World War III. Emily Blunt leads a cast that includes Josh O'Connor and Colin Firth, and her performance is the film's clearest asset.
The first half plays as a straight political thriller. O'Connor's character steals alien technology and classified files from Wardex Corporation, a shadow government contractor run by Firth's Noah Scanlon. The setup echoes 1974's The Parallax View more than it invents anything new. Spielberg moves the plot fast enough that the lack of originality rarely stalls the momentum.
The full review digs into where the second half diverges from the thriller setup and whether the sci-fi elements pay off what the opening promises. If you want to know how Blunt's performance holds together a script that doesn't give her much to work with, read it.
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