Starring the Cate Blanchett and directed by Alfonso Cuaron, Disclaimer is every bit as cinematic and enjoyable as you’d imagine it to be. It’s juicy and well-performed (Hoyeon’s unnatural acting notwithstanding), filled with enough twists and turns to keep you seated despite the occasionally melodramatic plot. It’s designed to make you crave more: more rich acting, more pulpy mystery, more explosive secrets, and more emotional breakdowns, which Blanchett has certainly mastered. It’s not as deep as it thinks itself to be, and the script can be overwrought at times (do we really need every single movement narrated?) but the fun twists, great performances, and beautiful cinematography more than makes up for them.
"This experimental approach when it comes to narrative construction makes for an interesting exercise in perspective, further blurring the lines between the story’s concurring truths."
— Rafa Sales Ross
"As vicious as the series can get, it’s careful, even considerate, in doling out comeuppance. It’s also unsurprisingly striking."
— Ben Travers
When an intriguing novel appears at the bedside of a journalist whose career has been built on revealing transgressions, she is horrified to realize she's a key character in a long-buried story—one that exposes her darkest secret.
A celebrated reporter slowly descends into madness when someone from her past comes back to haunt her and her family.
Whether it’s an overwritten line or an over-the-top twist, all is forgiven when Blanchett is on screen.
It’s a fun revenge story starring Cate Blanchett as yet another woman on the edge of madness—what’s not to love?
Venice
1 nomination
Golden Globes
3 nominations
SAG Awards
2 nominations
DGA
1 nomination
