Disclosure (1994)

For a Michael Douglas fan like my self Disclosure is my second favorite movie with Michael Douglas. The first one of Douglas is Black Rain (1989) I already review that movie and this is his second movie that is favorite of mine. This a thriller that it is actually based on the novel by Michael Crichton's novel with the same name who also wrote the novel for Jurassic Park (1993) and the sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). I love this film to death, when I saw the first time this film a teen been in a high school, I kept watching it was so interesting. It's a damn shame that they don't make em like this anymore. Sexual harassment is not about sex. It is about power. She has it; you don't.Disclosure (1994) is Michael Douglas best very underrated and criticized high-tech erotic, sexual politic, bristling thriller. It is a sleek sensual cybernetic flick. I really disagree with people including film critics about this film that is awful, I think is well made and it shows what is about sexual harassment, here is the first time we see a woman sexual harassing a happy married good heart men and than accusing him of sexual harassment and in his office his co executive superiors are accusing him been a rapist. This awesome amazing film shows than even females are sexually harassing men even men can become a victims not all the women's are victims sometimes men can become a victims too.Plot: A computer specialist is sued for sexual harassment by a former lover turned boss who initiated the act forcefully, which threatens both his career and his personal life.His career. His marriage. His future. It's all on the line for DigiCom executive Tom Sanders (Michael Douglas). He rejected the passionate advance of his new boss (Demi Moore). Now she's charging him with sexual harassment. Suddenly, long-time company man Tom must scramble for his corporate life - a scramble that will lead him into the dazzling cyberworld of DigiCom's new virtual reality corridor...and lay bare a shocking conspiracy among key company personnel.This film was written by novel from Michael Crichton and it was directed by Barry Levinson, 2. years later Barry Levinson directed Sleepers which I liked that film too. I love Michael Douglas and I have been his fan since my childhood when saw his film Romancing the Stone that was my first film I saw as a kid when Michael Douglas started in a main role. Michael Douglas is more known for thrillers because he made them a lot. Black Rain, Disclosure, The Game and Basic Instinct and I think it is Traffic are my top 5 Michael Douglas films. I remember seeing the trailer on TV in 1994 when this movie come out in the theaters. Michael Douglas gives a masterfully acting performances playing his character. Nick Conklin, Tom Sanders, Nicholas Van Orton, Detective Nick Curran and Robert Wakefield are actually my favorite characters Michael Douglas played. I also enjoy beautiful music score from Ennio Morricone who also made a beautiful theme music score for Spaghetti western movies A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965).I love in this film how Tom Sanders life is upside down and he has to fight to clear his name, his marriage and his job. The rest of the supporting cast also did a terrific job portraying their characters: Demi Moore was brilliant as the villain in here, I love her as a bad guy. Donald Sutherland as president of the company was amazing and awesome as another villain. Roma Maffia as a lawyer was outstanding in this flick. Suzie Plakson was awesome as Tom Sanders co worker, Nicholas Sadler was incredible as Don Cherry. Jacqueline Kim was amazing as Tom's secretary and Rosemary Forsyth was convincing.I am giving this film a 10 out of 10 and again I love this film to death I disagree with people who are dissing this movie off. In my opinion Disclosure is Miles way better than Fatal Attraction. That movie get's thumbs up and this one get's thumbs down that's wrong.Disclosure is a 1994 semi-erotic thriller film directed by Barry Levinson, starring Michael Douglas and Demi Moore. It is based on Michael Crichton's novel of the same name. The cast also includes Donald Sutherland, Rosemary Forsyth and Dennis Miller.10/10 Grade: Bad Ass Seal Of Approval Studio: Warner Bros. Starring: Michael Douglas, Demi Moore, Donald Sutherland, Caroline Goodall, Dennis Miller, Roma Maffia, Dylan Baker, Rosemary Forsyth, Suzie Plakson, Nicholas Sadler, Jacqueline Kim, Donal Logue Director: Barry Levinson Producers: Michael Crichton, Barry Levinson Screenplay: Paul Attanasio Based on Disclosure by Michael Crichton Rated: R Running Time: 2 Hr. 8 Mins. Budget: $55.000.000 Box Office: $214,015,089

Disclosure could have been a great movie. For its time, it probably was. All the ingredients are there - capable actors, an intriguing story, not to mention the erotic greatness provided by Demi Moore. She plays the boss of Michael Douglas' character, and she invites him to her office and proceeds to make sexual advances on him, then accuses him of sexually harassing her. The movie then goes into the mediation of these claims, and these are the best scenes because it really shows how people can instinctively side with the woman in these cases despite evidence pointing to the contrary. Moore's lawyer interrogates Douglas ruthlessly, asking him leading questions and bringing up their sexual history in order to make him look as guilty as possible. And on top of all that, Douglas is a family man so it's also taking a toll on his marriage. All of these elements work.What doesn't work is the cyber-thriller aspect. The computer graphics are HORRIFIC. Even for the '90s it looks bad; these days it looks like a glitchy Atari game. And one of the main plot lines revolves around Douglas receiving messages from an anonymous source on his computer, so a lot of time is spent looking at dated interfaces. The movie's climax goes a step further and throws virtual reality into the mix, and those scenes make the X-Files episode 'First Person Shooter' look like a visual masterpiece. It really takes you out of the movie, despite Ennio Morricone's best efforts on the music front.Disclosure is certainly watchable. It has some witty and clever dialogue, it deals with serious issues in a tasteful manner, and has a wonderful sex scene that will keep your eyes glued on screen even if you detest the rest of the film. Overall, Disclosure is a serviceable thriller, ending the Michael Douglas sex trilogy with a bang. Literally.

Disclosure is a mediocre movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a great cast. It's simply not as interesting as it seems, the title, the poster, the two lead roles, it all seemed like a very exciting film, and with the casting of Michael Douglas and the story set up, I was going in to this expecting another movie like Basic Instinct, and because of that I was left very disappointed with this dialogue based drama that desperately tries to put you at the edge of your seat several times, but it never really succeeds as a thriller. The performances are definitely the best part, the cast did the best they could with this mediocre script, Michael Douglas may not be playing another Gordon Gekko performance, but his pure natural ability for acting is always evident, and Demi Moore shines as the films antagonist, a very different role for her, the scenes between these two characters alone are the best parts, excluding the brutal "alternate reality" scene. What bothered me the most about this movie is that it all only really revolves on one scene, one moment that sums up the entire film, when Moore's character seduces Douglas's, the moments leading up to this don't feel hugely important, neither do any scenes after, there is no part after this that is any bit as exciting as that was, which is a shame since it happens within the first thirty minutes, and you're left with a story that drags on from this moment for another ninety minutes. It certainly has some qualities, but there is too much wrong with Disclosure to possibly recommend it. A man must fight for his career after a sexual harassment claim. Best Performance: Demi Moore Worst Performance: Dylan Baker

This movie was very well filmed in the form of a mystery. It begins by raising the issue of whether men can be sexually harassed and it was advertised this way. The movie also raises the question about sex discrimination in the work place and sexual politics, which centers around a promotion.Another issue permeates the entire movie from the very start and continues right to the end, in the form of technical talk that I, like most viewers wanted to ignore. After all, there are far more important things to consider here, like whether a man can be sexually harassed and are women discriminated against in the workplace. Who wants to think about the problems with the CD Rom Disk Drives for Archamax? When the mystery is revealed in the end, we find out who really knows what is going on, it leaves the viewer with a satisfied feeling. Of course, at this point all is forgiven for one of the characters, the bad person gets their just desserts, justice is served all around, and then we hear the inspiring music and we get a chance to feel good.