From director Steven Soderbergh, BLACK BAG is a gripping spy drama about legendary intelligence agents George Woodhouse and his beloved wife Kathryn. When she is suspected of betraying the nation, George faces the ultimate test — loyalty to his marriage or his country. Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Regé-Jean Page, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan and Tom Burke, among others.
“Efficiency isn’t meant to feel this thrillingly erotic. But that’s how love goes in BLACK BAG,, an ode to a poisonously compatible marriage between spies, in which lies are the daggers slipped under a lover’s pillow each night…. While the supporting cast are impeccable across the board, it’s really Blanchett and Fassbender’s film to command, with performances that drip with old-school star power.” —Clarisse Loughrey, The Independent “Feels like a cross between John le Carré and Agatha Christie…at once clipped and fluid, as sharp as a dagger and as silky as luxury bedsheets…. When it comes to sleek, stylish genre movies, Soderbergh remains a maestro at the top of his game.” —Nick Schager, Daily Beast “Seeing how Soderbergh and [writer David] Koepp can expertly stack the deck to always be one step before the viewer is an exhilarating thrill to behold. Not since his OCEAN’s days has the director had as much amusement at pulling the rug out from underneath his audience.” —Jordan Ramp, The Film Stage “Human weakness is BLACK BAG’s greatest strength. It’s an insidiously great spy movie, mature and satisfying.” —William Bibbiani, The Wrap “For all the satellite surveillance and double-crosses…Soderbergh never loses sight of the fact that this is, ultimately, a portrait of two human beings involved in a not-quite-quotidian marriage. (And it’s a consistently cool portrait, thanks to another memorably jazzy score from frequent collaborator David Holmes.)” —Alonso Duralde, The Film Verdict
