Disclosure Day (2026) Review

For years Steven Spielberg has been one of the best directors in Hollywood and we now have his newest film in Disclosure Day, I managed to watch it yesterday and here is my review for it. The premise of the film sees a Man and Woman on the run from a shadowy organisation who have world changing information. 

Main Character

Emily Blunt plays Margaret Fairchild and she is fantastic here. Blunt really provides an interesting performance and makes you care about the situation that she is put into. Her character is mysterious and the most interesting and she really nails it. 

Josh O'Connor plays Daniel Kellner and he is also really good. He is the character that really gets things going and we spend a lot of the first act with him. He isn't as interesting as Blunts character but he is a good character to follow. 

Supporting Characters

Colin Firth plays Noah Scanlon and it is actually quite refreshing to see him playing a villain here and I thought he did a good job. His character is good enough to get by and Firth seems to be enjoying the role. 

Eve Hewson plays Jane Blankenship and she actually has a much bigger role then expected. She is good and I thought her chemistry was pretty strong with O'Connor and it was nice to have another interesting character added here. 

Colman Domingo plays Hugo Wakefield and he isn't a huge part of the film but Domingo is fantastic like usual. He just has a charisma about him and I looked forward to every scene that he was in and I thought his role was pretty interesting here. 

It was also nice to see Wyatt Russell here and he provides the humour in the film and I was a bit sad that he has a pretty small role here. 

Story

The positive I can say for the story is the fact it is super intriguing. It offers very little information and it drops you in during the middle of the story and it made me think throughout and kept me on my toes. The issues are that as the film progresses it becomes a bit more nonsensical and goes towards more sci-fi tropes. I think the ending was also frustrating, I think I knew what the aim was but I just think it missed it and didn't nail the execution. 

Script

The script is a mixed bag to say the least. There are some interesting ideas here and I thought some of the emotion really paid off. But this film has very little levity to it apart from Wyatt Russell and some of the themes come across as forced. 

Style

This film is really well made and directed. It has beautiful cinematography and good action scenes mixed with a great score by the amazing John Williams. However, the film is too long and really drags. By the time you get to the end, you will be tired because of the slower paced film beforehand and I think it does hurt the overall ending. 

Overall

Overall, Disclosure Day is a good film. This film has really good acting and some decent other parts that if you are interested could be worth a watch. But this is not Spielberg at his best and won't be among his most memorable work. 

Rating - 7/10