Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day' Falls Flat

The problem with Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is that it simply isn't very good. As a Spielberg movie, there are elements to appreciate, such as the impressive lighting, stunning special effects, and thrilling action sequences. However, these technical strengths can't compensate for the film's overall lackluster performance.

Spielberg's action-movie elements are still effective, but the issue lies in his attempt to indulge his intellectual pretensions. This perceived notion of intellectualism may be a result of his stature, rather than genuine insight. Some have theorized that Spielberg operates within his own realm, disconnected from the world beyond his own perspective.

Disclosure Day inadvertently supports this hypothesis. The story follows a dedicated group of whistleblowers as they expose the US government's encounters with intelligent life beyond Earth. Marketed as a spiritual successor to Spielberg's 1977 classic, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, the film's release coincides with Congress discussing alien bodies, secret UFO retrieval programs, and the Trump administration's release of classified documents and blurry videos.