Film: Black Bag
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Gustaf Skarsgård, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Naomie Harris, Tom Burke
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Rating: 3/5
Runtime: 93 min

Multiple Oscar winner Steven Soderbergh dons multiple hats here as director-producer-editor-cinematographer and David Koepp, well-known writer of ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Mission: Impossible’ has written the screenplay. With such pedigree at the helm even the commonplace will seem intriguing.

The film is yet another version of the ‘Mr and Mrs Smith’ construct. George (Michael Fassbender) and Kathryn (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett) are husband and wife secret agents that have taken a pledge to kill for each other if ever necessary. When secrecy is required, one spouse will utter the magic titular phrase, “black bag” signalling, ‘I love you, but can`t tell you more’. They live in a stunning London apartment, which serves as the setting for all those secretive fun and games.