Film Review - Black Bag
March 13, 2025
Just two months ago, director Steven Soderbergh was in theaters for a hot second with “Presence.” It was the famously idiosyncratic filmmaker’s version of a ghost story, and an effective one, with enough atmosphere to pass. He’s right back in play with “Black Bag,” trying a spy game on for size, and one scripted by David Koepp, with the pair also collaborating on “Presence.” The team returns to the chilliness of relationships in the feature, which is no “Mission: Impossible” clone, but closer to a “My Dinner with Andre” riff that’s occasionally interrupted by urgent elements of surveillance and scheming. And it clicks nicely, but certainly not forcefully, as Koepp goes more for dialogue than danger, and Soderbergh doesn’t vary his low-fi style, keeping things nice and dry. “Black Bag” doesn’t boil over, but it retains a good simmer, pulling viewers into suspicion through a few decent hooks, and the cast can’t be beat, as they all seem to enjoy a chance to play with battling personalities instead of weapons. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com
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