Walk: AMC Kabuki (Black Bag)
Distance: 3.5 miles
Yay! A real grown up movie and something to write about. Superbly acted but ultimately a consummate director's movie.
From the opening nanosecond Steven Soderbergh, that director, drew Ciwt directly into, Black Bag. And he kept her there feeling the breath, analyzing the smallest action and look of each character while staying hyper alert to what in the world was going on. Much of the time Soderbergh's camera can't be more than two feet from his actors and each one is up to the acute watchfulness with clean, precise, intriguing portrayals. Ciwt did miss quite a few words at the beginning due to the rapid 'Brit speak,' but was happy to realize those words apparently weren't important and she was able to track the overall action. She even wonders in retrospect whether the muffled words were another device by Soderbergh to heighten suspense and rivet his viewer even more to every detail.
Without patting herself on the back, Ciwt will say this is a thinking person's movie. Viewers who rely on pyrotechnics, shoot em ups, kung fu action for their entertainment will likely be bored. For those who like their fare precise, intelligent, challenging, cleanly filmed and acted, this movie is in the bag.
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