The 355

Name: The 355
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Released: January 7, 2022
Duration: 122 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Atul Sharma, Bingbing Fan, David Olawale Ayinde, Diane Kruger, Eddie Arnold

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: January 7, 2022 | PG-13

Starring: Atul Sharma, Bingbing Fan, David Olawale Ayinde, Diane Kruger, Eddie Arnold, Édgar Ramírez, Evie Wray, Federico Trujillo, Francisco Labbe, Hiten Patel, Jason Flemyng, Jason Wong, Jessica Chastain, Leo Staar, Lupita Nyong'o, Marcello Cruz, Marta Svetek, Maud Druine, Nick Owenford, Oleg Kricunova, Pablo Scola, Penélope Cruz, Raphael Acloque, Sebastián Capitán Viveros, Sebastian Stan, Toby Sauerback, William El Gardi

Summary: When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger), former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah (Lupita Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Penélope Cruz) on a lethal,When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger), former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah (Lupita Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Penélope Cruz) on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one-step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng (Bingbing Fan), who is tracking their every move.… Expand

Director: Simon Kinberg

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 122 min

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Alan Ng

Jan 6, 2022

The 355 is good old action fun with a well-constructed story and better than all of the bad James Bond movies. That’s right, Octopussy! I’m talking about you. I’m hoping The 355 is the right direction for female-driven action movies. Read full review

Lindsey Bahr

Jan 6, 2022

The 355, directed by Simon Kinberg (“X-Men: Dark Phoenix”) who co-wrote with Theresa Rebeck (“Smash”), is not an instant classic by any means. It is, however, a straightforward and solidly entertaining spy thriller that (mostly) avoids the impulse to pat itself on the back too obviously. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Jan 6, 2022

The lesson here is something we already know but sometimes don’t admit: A movie doesn’t have to be any good in order to be good. Sometimes it can just be nonsense that’s easy to watch. “The 355” is a guilty pleasure, only don’t waste time feeling guilty. Read full review

Katie Rife

Jan 6, 2022

In a spy thriller, a woman who drinks her whiskey neat—girlbosses never dilute—and kicks men in the face wearing a stacked heel has become as much of a cliché as the womanizing secret agent. And The 355 does nothing to complicate, deconstruct, or refresh that cliché. Read full review

Kimberley Jones

Jan 6, 2022

Doggedly mediocre actioner The 355 is the cinematic equivalent of gathering together Formula 1’s finest drivers and tossing them the keys to a Yugo. With two Oscar wins and four Oscar nominations between them, Jessica Chastain, Penélope Cruz, Diane Kruger, and Lupita Nyong’o are gonna do some pretty nifty work with a Yugo. Still, actors this capable deserve better gear. Read full review

Screen Rant Molly Freeman

Jan 6, 2022

The 355 is an entertaining if unremarkable spy movie, with predictable story beats and mediocre action that's only somewhat saved by its strong cast. Read full review

Alonso Duralde

Jan 6, 2022

The 355 is the kind of star-packed, glossy adventure that wants to be the launching pad for a franchise; instead, it’s going to be one of the films most mentioned in future discussions regarding January as a studio dumping-ground for misbegotten movies. Read full review

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AquaticDegree75

Jan 15, 2022

I thought it was amazing jessica and sebastian had such amazing chemistry i would love to see them work together again. Casting was amazing, fight scenes great very happy

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justmovietroll

Feb 3, 2022

Great film. It's hard to see movies where women perform in James Bond types of action movies as the main character instead of just being either a side character, or the main character's wife or assistant. "The 355" marks as a rare type of cinematic actioner because of that. It has anGreat film. It's hard to see movies where women perform in James Bond types of action movies as the main character instead of just being either a side character, or the main character's wife or assistant. "The 355" marks as a rare type of cinematic actioner because of that. It has an easy-to-follow story, great voice acting, and a diverse list of them (british, chinese, german, and latin).… Expand

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Mauro_Lanari

Aug 29, 2022

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It's not a female Bond movie. Exactly on the contrary, it is the specific universe of women's values transferred and applied to a spy story, a universe where emotional bonds are both strengths and vulnerabilities. Even if the action suffers, it was time for it to be shown(Mauro Lanari)
It's not a female Bond movie. Exactly on the contrary, it is the specific universe of women's values transferred and applied to a spy story, a universe where emotional bonds are both strengths and vulnerabilities. Even if the action suffers, it was time for it to be shown better than an episode of "Charlie's Angels" (angels which, in fact, are not autonomous but subordinate to their boss Charlie Townsend). Do the men underestimate the 5 protagonists leaving them alive every time? Worse for the men.… Expand

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TVJerry

Jan 14, 2022

Jessica Chastain leads a team of women special agents to save the world from the newest tech weapon. Her group includes Diane Kruger (Germany), Lupita Nyong’o (Britian), Penélope Cruz (Columbia) and Bingbing Fan (China). The plot is a yawn and the writing isn't especially clever orJessica Chastain leads a team of women special agents to save the world from the newest tech weapon. Her group includes Diane Kruger (Germany), Lupita Nyong’o (Britian), Penélope Cruz (Columbia) and Bingbing Fan (China). The plot is a yawn and the writing isn't especially clever or interesting, so that just leaves the action. First, there isn't enough of it and second, the fights are essentially useless. The camerawork is so manic and the editing so chaotic that you can't really appreciate what's happening. In the current trend for kickass women in action films, this has to be the worst. At the end, there's an obvious setup for sequels, but based on this outing, it's doubtful.… Expand

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ScienceAdvisor

Jan 9, 2022

When the only real selling point is "diversity and representation" you know exactly what you are going to get, disappointment. When the writer/director (Kinberg) shows women with little muscle mass/density tossing around much larger, muscled men pretending that is believable due to womenWhen the only real selling point is "diversity and representation" you know exactly what you are going to get, disappointment. When the writer/director (Kinberg) shows women with little muscle mass/density tossing around much larger, muscled men pretending that is believable due to women power alone, not superior fighting skill (aka the real Black Widow), then you know this was just Hollywood-Bingo, where checking boxes was more important than pesky things like good characterizations, plot, and that ever elusive entertainment. 2/10

Those trying to blame the poor performance of The 355 on the pandemic really need to stop. No Way Home utterly destroys such a laughable claim.… Expand

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Mobashir25

Jan 13, 2022

I'm being generous with the 1 out of 10, this film was a flaming mess and clearly politically motivated, when will these folks in Hollywood realize that the world doesn't care about their tokenism, wokeism etc..

3 of 9 users found this helpful36

Charlescarter

Jul 29, 2022

This movie sucks. So many crappy characters. Jaded unbelievable story that creates no immersion. So bland

2 of 2 users found this helpful20

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