Well, I don't know if director Steven Soderbergh was trying to do an homage to that film genre, but that's exactly what he achieved. People talking in hush tones and I couldn't figure out what anybody was saying except that it sounded important. Somehow, I enjoyed what I was watching despite it all. Perhaps that's because the running time of the movie was just over 90 minutes. Unheard of among the films of 2025.
Again, the plot is incoherent but pretty simple at the same time. Six London spys. One is leaking secrets to the Russkies. Who is the culprit? What throws a monkey wrench into the works is that two of the spys are a married couple. Each spouse is suspicious of the other.
Done.
Soderbergh directs flawlessly and this is a surprising compact and satisfying film. Except for Pierce Brosnan (looking old) and Cate Blanchett, I had no clue what and who I was watching. It didn't make a difference. Nobody was making any sense. About a third of the way through the movie, I put the closed captioning on. I needed subtitles even though the damn thing was in English.
Still...I recommend "Black Bag." And where's Sean Connery as 007 when you need him.
LEN'S RATING: Three stars.
Dinner last night: SPO from my freezer.
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