Well everyone, we are just a few reviews away from reaching Movie Review # 500. For now, we are now reviewing an action film that was just released shortly after 2022 began. starring Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing, Diane Kruger, Lupita Nyong’o, and Sebastian Stan, the movie is The 355.
Plot: In Bogota, Columbia, a CIA operative named Mason “Mace” Brown (Jessica Chastain), and her CIA partner, Nick Fowler (Sebastian Stan), are assigned to recover a digital device that can have access to any other digital system on Earth. But when the mission goes south, the pair must join forces with enemies like Marie Schmidt (Diane Kruger), a psychologist named Graciela Riviera (Penelope Cruz), Khadijah Adiyeme (Lupita Nyong’o), and an MSS agent named Lin Mi Sheng (Fan Bingbing). Can they each overcome their differences, and work together to bring their common enemy to justice?
Okay, first of all, the set up for this story is well done. The whole deal with having main characters starting off as enemies, only to be willing to work together, and possibly becoming friends later on is rather clever. Not to mention that a theme like that can serve as a good message about how it’s good to be willing to set aside differences that one might have with others, and be willing to get to know an individual regardless of how similar, or different that they might be from you. I mean seeing that the US has done a good job of judging people by appearance, and actions, and things like that, movies like this can help be a good teaching tool in that regard. Now, am I saying that we shouldn’t be careful when it comes to choosing our friends? Of course not, because we still should. Still, it never hurts to get to get to know someone even a little bit first before determining something like that. All to say that this film does a good job in showing that aspect of this film. Next, there is the costume designs. That is especially when it comes to those that are worn during special events that occur in this film. Same can be said about the costume designs for the rest of this film as well. The characters are also likable, and well developed. That is except for one that probably could have been fleshed out a little more. Oh, and another thing! There were one, or two points that didn’t seem to make sense, at least not as much as one would have probably liked in the end. Finally, people will probably enjoy the clever plot twists that occur throughout this film, most notably one bear the end that people will especially love, and be satisfied at the end of the day. I won’t spoil anything for those who still have yet to see this film. Still, people are bound to be shocked by how UNPREDICTABLE The 355 is in the end.
And that’s my review for The 355. This movie is good for the good lessons to be taken away, the stunning action, the plot twists, the likable characters, and other good good aspects of this film. Despite one, or two flaws in this film, The 355 is a film that was released in January that is most definitely worth seeing, especially on the big screen. So, I would say go see it if you haven’t, and see what you think!
Final Grade: A
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