Love Soderbergh in ruthlessly efficient mode.
It's smart, and gets smarter as it goes (including the beginning bit in restrospect that you thought wasn't that smart).
David Koepp must've enjoyed writing a fully formed coherent espionage script that didn't get strung together & pulled apart as it was being filmed / edited (see Mission Impossible).
This wears it's referentiality on its sleeve, not only with subject matter (Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy) but also it's casting (a previous bond,…
