The “black bag” of which they speak in Steven Soderbergh’s BLACK BAG is, so far as I understand (…and so far as Wikipedia tells me), a reference to a covert operation, a subject about which I know very little (as intended, I guess, given said operations are… covert…), as opposed to a layperson’s understanding of the term “black bag” which is more likely to reference a bin bag (or, possibly, a handbag not unlike the Hermes Birkin in black crocodile leather currently on offer for a piddling £80k on Vestiaire, which I covet and visit daily). It is a very handy term and a great answer to prying questions if you, like Mr and Mrs Smith-wannabes George (Michael Fassbender) and Kathryn (Cate Blanchett), are in the business of covert operations, e.g.
I read the script as was going to grade it at some point and it all just felt flat. Then I heard Soderbergh was going to shoot it on an iPhone and thought “shit” then saw it was going to be Fass and Blanc and thought “fuck off” as their coldness would just kill all chemistry. Also thought the locations were dull and the plot all a bit lacking and pointless. Still, it’s being heralded as the best spy thriller in years. Ho hum…
I read the script as was going to grade it at some point and it all just felt flat. Then I heard Soderbergh was going to shoot it on an iPhone and thought “shit” then saw it was going to be Fass and Blanc and thought “fuck off” as their coldness would just kill all chemistry. Also thought the locations were dull and the plot all a bit lacking and pointless. Still, it’s being heralded as the best spy thriller in years. Ho hum…