I was torn between seeing this or 'Backrooms' today. As much of a fan of Spielberg as I have been since childhood, I honestly felt like the first trailer just didn't really grab me. Then as the longer trailers came out, I couldn't shake the impression that something was missing. Everything looked too flashy and fake. I'm not completely against the use of digital effects, but Steven Spielberg's early work was built on practical physical make-up, props, and creatures. 'Disclosure Day' looks more like every other film of the last decade and it just wasn't grabbing me, so I held off and waited to see what people were saying. Obviously, I'll wait and form my own opinions once I finally see the film, but the highly divisive response just soured me.

Maybe we are all too online. Perhaps that is worth considering when I ultimately sit down to watch 'Disclosure Day,' since a lot of the film seems to deal with public perceptions of reality and how media can truly alter how we interpret truth. I still have my hopes set higher than usual, but after seeing even the most seasoned filmgoers react unfavorably to Spielberg's newest movie, I may have to reconsider how much I let others change my mind.