“Black Bag” Smart Adult UK Spy Thriller

It so refreshing to catch a new film to escape from American politics for a few hours. “Black Bag” from director Steven Soderbergh is a gripping spy drama set in the UK & Zurich about legendary British intelligence agents George Woodhouse (Michael Fassbender) & his beloved wife Kathryn (Cate Blanchett). The film begins as Woodhouse is given a week by his superior Meacham (Gustaf Skarsgård) to investigate the leak of a top-secret software program code named Severus & one of 5 suspects is his wife Kathryn (Blanchett) who is also an intelligence officer. He invites the other 4 suspects who are also fellow spies over for a dinner party. The 4 suspects are satellite imagery specialist Clarissa (Marisa Abela) her boyfriend Freddie (Tom Burke) agency psychiatrist Zoe (Naomie Harris) & her boyfriend James (Regé-Jean Page). Dinner turns into a bit of a “Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” scene that adds to the mystique of the film. Pierce Brosnan also has a role as Arthur Stieglitz the agency boss. The intelligence leak in question is around who is in cahoots with the Russians selling info that could cause a nuclear meltdown killing thousands of innocent people. In this film the Russians are still the bad guys & the CIA are still the good guys which under the current political landscape is sadly refreshing. Directed by Steven Soderbergh “Black Bag” is written by David Koepp, produced by Casey Silver & Gregory Jacobs & disturbed by Focus Features. It’s beautifully shot by cinematographer Peter Andrews & edited by Mary Ann Bernard. It’s a smart sexy movie with lots of twists & turns that will keep you on the edge of your seat now in theaters. Watch Trailer