Black Bag

Reviews

• "BLACK BAG is light, unpretentious entertainment for grown-ups, a solid 90 minutes of pure, mostly bloodless fun."
  - Observer
• "Human weakness is BLACK BAG'S greatest strength. It’s an insidiously great spy movie, mature and satisfying."
  - TheWrap
• "More John le Carré than James Bond, this is a very entertaining thriller, which applies Soderbergh’s well-trodden heist mechanics to espionage with slickly rewarding results."
  - Empire Magazine
• "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."
  - Independent (UK)
• "Steven Soderbergh dashes off a sleek little genre exercise -- a doodle really, at a stage in his career when he’s clearly just having fun -- that proves to be one of his smartest and sexiest films yet."
  - Variety
• "Soderbergh spends little time rummaging around his bag, quickly finding thematic resonance in a tight script from David Koepp and boundless charisma from a searing cast anchored by Fassbender and Cate Blanchett."
  - AV Club
• "Cerebral rather than action-packed, it’s like a classic le Carré (or, with its Harry Palmer allusions, Len Deighton) thriller, brought bang up to date with stylish direction, outrageously thirsty acting, and some bone-dry wit."
  - Time Out
• "“Jurassic Park” writer David Koepp’s twisty screenplay keeps us guessing while director Steven Soderbergh propels the plot through a crisp and refreshing 93-minute runtime. There’s not an ounce of fat on this movie, even if most of it is just talk."
  - Boston Globe