Synopsis
A group of top female agents from American, British, Chinese, Colombian, and German government agencies are drawn together to try and stop an organization from acquiring a deadly weapon to send the world into chaos.
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Cast
- Jessica ChastainMason 'Mace' Brown
- Lupita Nyong'oKhadijah Adiyeme
- Penélope CruzGraciela Rivera
- Diane KrugerMarie Schmidt
- Fan BingbingLin Mi Sheng
- Sebastian StanNick Fowler
- Edgar RamírezLuis Rojas
- Jason FlemyngElijah Clarke
- Sylvester GrothJonas Muller
- John Douglas ThompsonLarry Marks
Recommendations
- 75
IndieWire
While The 355 might not be the boundary-busting breakthrough it was sold as, it’s something better: a solid spy flick that adds something new to the genre without totally upending it. That’s refreshing in its own way. - 67
Consequence
Even the most grounded of James Bond movies has a certain level of goofy fun baked in; it’s inherent to the genre. And if The 355 had been a bit more conscious of this, it might have been a far more successful movie. - 63
The Associated Press
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. - 60
Empire
The chases, fights and fun bits of spy craft are brightly and pacily shot, but the 'twists' are barely surprising. These women, and these characters, deserve more. - 58
The Film Stage
Kruger and Nyong’o elevate the material to a level it probably doesn’t deserve with Chastain and Cruz following closely behind. - 50
Boston Globe
The dialogue is as pedestrian as the plotting is far-fetched. - 42
The A.V. Club
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. - 40
The Guardian
Films such as The 355 live and die by the quality of their action set pieces and while there’s a propulsive pace to the proceedings, there’s never quite enough genuine excitement.
