Disclosure Day, the new blockbuster thriller from Steven Spielberg, has received its first reactions from movie critics, and the consensus is overwhelmingly positive. While full reviews will follow nearer the movie's release date, initial responses on social media have heaped praise on the director's filmmaking and the performance of headline star Emily Blunt.
Though plot details have been kept largely under wraps, the sci-fi flick - which also features Josh O'Connor and Colman Domingo - sees a government conspiracy unravel as two whistleblowers fight to reveal that alien life exists.
Taking to X, Germain Lussier of Gizmodo called the movie Spielberg's "best film in 20 years", describing it as "chase film, love story, & mystery, all wrapped in sci-fi wonder" with "an all-time character/performance by Emily Blunt".
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Collider's Steven Weintraub, meanwhile, urged viewers to go into screenings with as little prior knowledge as possible, saying: "In a shock to absolutely no one, Steven Spielberg has delivered another towering home run with #DisclosureDay. I could go on and on about what I loved, but I was lucky enough to see the movie knowing almost nothing, and I strongly recommend you do the same. Stop watching the trailers.
"The one thing I will say: Emily Blunt is incredible. I know big summer movies aren’t usually the kinds of performances that get awards-season attention, but once people see what she does in this…"
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SlashFilm’s Bill Bria added to the mix: "Disclosure Day is the weirdest movie Spielberg’s ever made (complimentary). Breathtaking compositions, David Koepp’s X-FILES-meets-The Bible script is one big high-wire act, Emily Blunt’s most accomplished performance, John Williams’ best score in years. Riveting, moving stuff."
Similarly impressed, The Wrap's Drew Taylor said: "I can't remember the last time I loved a Spielberg movie as much as #DisclosureDay -- thrilling, funny, deeply emotional and impeccably acted (Emily Blunt, in particular, is astounding). Full of mystery and wonder, it proves that nobody does it quite like Spielberg. Just great."
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The screenplay for Disclosure Day is penned by David Koepp, who also worked with Spielberg on Jurassic Park and its sequel The Lost World, as well as War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
In this film, Blunt plays meteorologist and former journalist Margaret Fairchild, with O'Connor as cybersecurity expert Daniel Kellner. Domingo plays disclosure advocate Hugo Wakefield, Colin Firth is antagonist Noah Scanlon, and Eve Hewson plays Jane, a former nun and Daniel's girlfriend.
Disclosure Day is released in UK cinemas on 10 June.
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Shaun is an Evening News Editor at Digital Spy, with over a decade of experience reporting on all things pop culture. He has written for outlets including Metro, Attitude, Huffington Post, The Mirror, Yahoo!, Pink News and Express Online, specialising in TV, movies, soaps, music and LGBTQ+ issues. He is also a BAFTA Rocliffe-winning scriptwriter, having written episodes of the soap Hollyoaks, the official Steps musical Here & Now and multiple Offie Award-nominated plays. He studied English Literature and Drama at the University of East Anglia, and will happily talk at length about Desperate Housewives to anyone who'll listen.
