Disclosure

Director Barry Levinson and screenwriter Paul Attanasio are great guys to waste time with. The latter has a real flair for writing strong, confrontational scenes -- brisk, needling, well shaped -- and the former stages them with coolly concentrated intensity. And the cast is terrific. [19 Dec 1994, p.75]

The movie, like the book, is a work of opportunistic gamesmanship, a luridly farfetched conspiracy thriller masquerading as an inquiry into the zeitgeist. You can't take Disclosure very seriously, yet the film has been made with cleverness and skill, and with a keen eye for the latest styles in corporate paranoia and ruthlessness.

On the level of pure craft, Disclosure is first-rate in every department. Levinson's directing is cogent and colorful, and cinematography by camera wizard Tony Pierce-Roberts is dazzling. [9 Dec 1994]

The spirit of the film, though, is snazzier and more playful than Crichton’s rather thin, humorless schematic. The subject is serious; thankfully, the movie is not.

Disclosure is pure and simple trash masquerading as significance. [9 Dec 1994, p.B]

The idea that sexual harassment is about power, not sex, and that a woman in power can potentially misbehave just like a man may be news to certain segments of the population, but they are not news enough to light a much-needed fire under this production. [9 Dec 1994, p.1]

I didn't mind the preposterousness of the premise nearly so much as the general ineptness with which it's presented. After all, good trash has its place. [8 Dec 1994, p.A16]

The whole save the Malaysia files virtual scene with fmv and computer animated corridors and drawers is one of the most 90s things ever made. The blonde Angel file protector corporate Kurt Cobain is absolutely hularious .That , combined with a juicy cast, makes for a very decent 90s experience . Crichton definitely has written better stuff though, I say that as a fan.

Une idée louable que d'inverser les rôles sur le harcèlement sexuel au boulot avec ici Michael Douglas harcelé par la harpie Demi Moore... ce renversement fait prendre conscience du désagrément vécu par le "sexe faible" dans de telles situations, des situations, comme le dit si bien le film, de pouvoir, car dans le monde du travail hyper-concurrentiel dominé par les hommes, les femmes craignent de perdre leur emploi ou de stagner dans leur carrière... et se taisent. Un film pour la cause féministe donc que l'on doit saluer, même si son impact demeure limité dans sa démonstration, car ici, n'importe quel mec normalement constitué adorerait se faire harceler par Demi Moore, y compris avec des menottes et plus si affinités. D'ailleurs, son comportement est sujet à caution -le comportement du personnage de Michael- pour ne pas dire contestable ; j'aimerais le voir harcelé par Kathy Bates ! Bien mis en scène et rigoureux dans son déroulement, le film se perd tout de même dans la procédure procédurière et quelques lenteurs. Il fait sourire également avec son prototype de "réalité virtuelle" à la mords-moi-le noeud (il s'agit d'une société d'informatique...) avec le casque sur la tronche et tout le tralala... dire que c'était il y a plus de 20 ans et que cette réalité de polichinelle est toujours aussi grotesque de nos jours en dit long ! En tout cas, Harcèlement demeure efficace dans son ensemble et agréablement soutenu par la musique discrète mais élégante d'Ennio Morricone.

Much like thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, Michael Douglas appears in Disclosure along with Demi Moore. In this one, he's been accused of sexual harassment. I actually thought it was quite boring at first finding it to be not that thrilling and I find the film confusing but after re-watching it I actually find it to be okay, not bad, nothing special but hey, I had a good thrill and it's fun ever since. It sure has it's moments but I had a good watch.

Much like thrillers like Fatal Attraction and Basic Instinct, Michael Douglas appears in Disclosure along with Demi Moore. In this one, he's been accused of sexual harassment. I actually thought it was quite boring at first finding it to be not that thrilling and I find the film confusing but after re-watching it I actually find it to be okay, not bad, nothing special but hey, I had a good thrill and it's fun ever since. It sure has it's moments but I had a good watch.