Black Bag (2025)
Starring Cate Blanchett, Michael Fassbender, Tom Burke, Marisa Abela, Regé-Jean Page, Naomie Harris, Pierce Brosnan, Kae Alexander, Ambika Mod, Gustaf Skarsgård, Martin Bassindale, Megan Kimber, Paul Bailey, Bruce Mackinnon, Orli Shuka, Daniel Dow, Dane Juler, Reena Dusila, Alex Magliaro
IHBM7.5
IMDb6.7
RT96%
Trakt67%
TMDb6.4Very good
When intelligence agent Kathryn Woodhouse is suspected of betraying the nation, her husband also a legendary agent faces the ultimate test of whether to be loyal to his marriage, or his country.
My review · Reviewed 04/19/2025
While watching this film, I was thoroughly enjoying myself. There are numerous fabulous actors and a tight script. After chewing on it a bit, I wonder if the style might have made it feel a little meatier than it really is. For example, there really isn't anything for the viewer to solve. Sure, they do wrap up some items towards the end in a scene right out of Sherlock Holmes, but it never felt like a big mystery was wrapped up. About halfway through the movie, I thought that they were going in a different direction. I had thought that were trying to pull a "Sixth Sense" reveal where George was really the bad guy and had manufactured the whole thing. Think about it - they went out of their way to make him a man of integrity, and he spoke very little. I think it would have been a fabulous twist and possibly a better movie.