Costume Critique: Mr. & Mrs. Smith

I seem to have a thing for Angelina Jolie. This weekend I watched the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and while I originally had zero intention of analyzing the wardrobe for a blog post, I became mesmerized by Angelina's clothing and it's ability to transform her character. In the film, Angelina, or Jane, maintains two identities: the role of a suburban house wife and also an assassin. Unbeknowst to her husband who is also an assassin, she leads this insane double life full of adventure and adrenaline, and I feel it is largely in part of her wardrobe that she is able to maintain this level of mystery.
Michael Kaplan was the main designer behind all costumes and he has worked with well known films including Fight Club, Star Trek, Armageddon, Pearl Harbor and many others. It's interesting to me that many of his films don't necessarily require what I would have originally considered "costumes", like in the form of Elizabethian era gowns or other period clothing, but he has an incredible ability to match styles of clothing that we're all familiar with that compliment the characters without overpowering and taking away from their roles.
As Jane Smith the house wife, all of Angelina's clothing is very delicate, which contributes to the idea that her life as a house wife is meticulous, one dimensional and pretentious. She wears a lot of silk materials, classy jewelery like pearls, and she's extremely modest with nearly shapeless silhouttes. Which is all very appropriate within their social network and this front of "keeping up with the Jones'".  However, as an assassin, her clothing is so versatile! Be it a flattering and sexy leather dress with fishnets, or a pair of combat boots and bullet proof vest, her character transforms and as an audience, I was left wanting to know more about her and what she was capable of.
I think my favorite outfit of hers was towards the end of the movie when she and her husband are both assigned to kill each other, and Jane is mourning the death of her husband by eating at the same restaurant where he had proposed. She wears this beautiful black dress. There isnt any adornment to the dress in the form of beading, but all of the detail lies in the silhoutte. From the bodice the dress maintains a conservative level of modesty, but as the dress falls to the ground, there are high slits on each side that give it this classic sexy little black dress appeal. The dress is the perfect combination of her two identities, and Angelina Jolie wears it beautifully.