‘The 355’ | Spy thriller w/ Lupita, Jessica Chastain, Penelope Cruz

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This was really good. I was really into it. Not a dull moment and the action was off the chain. The fights were :ohlawd: There were some predictable moments, and I blame some of that on the trailer for giving things away, but there were also some nice surprises. I was a bit taken aback by the violence/brutality. :whew:They really took the gloves off, and the women didn't always fair well. There were two things that bothered me in terms of realism, but in comparison to what has been coming out lately, this was still probably one of the most grounded and realistic spy/thriller action movies I've seen in a long time. I also enjoyed the character development, it made the progression of the plot more compelling and intense. Great acting, especially by Lupita and Sebastian.

My theatre was half full, but people, especially the guys sitting near me, were very vocal in their reactions. I feel vindicated because I'm certain that the word of mouth on this one will translate into a surprise sleeper hit.

I give this an 8 out of 10, just because they inadvertently sabotaged one of the twists (because there were a few) in the trailer and for one moment of wtf. lol. But two thumbs up for me.


Just saw this with my wife. It wasn't bad but the beginning was just stupid. The villan was in the room with the maguffin about to buy it then he starts shooting and causing havoc and ends up leaving without it. Then he spends the rest of the movie trying to get it back and spends $100 million on it. That part bothered me the whole movie.
 

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Watching this right now...meh.

Completely average and nothing you can't find on Netflix.

Shoutout to Penelope Cruz though. I still want to dip my nacho in her salsa :mjlit:


That wasn't necessary but the woman is still fine :noah:
 

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This was really good. I was really into it. Not a dull moment and the action was off the chain. The fights were :ohlawd: There were some predictable moments, and I blame some of that on the trailer for giving things away, but there were also some nice surprises. I was a bit taken aback by the violence/brutality. :whew:They really took the gloves off, and the women didn't always fair well. There were two things that bothered me in terms of realism, but in comparison to what has been coming out lately, this was still probably one of the most grounded and realistic spy/thriller action movies I've seen in a long time. I also enjoyed the character development, it made the progression of the plot more compelling and intense. Great acting, especially by Lupita and Sebastian.

My theatre was half full, but people, especially the guys sitting near me, were very vocal in their reactions. I feel vindicated because I'm certain that the word of mouth on this one will translate into a surprise sleeper hit.

I give this an 8 out of 10, just because they inadvertently sabotaged one of the twists (because there were a few) in the trailer and for one moment of wtf. lol. But two thumbs up for me.
8 out of 10? Two thumbs up?

Ma'am :comeon:
 

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It's blatantly obvious the Asian woman didn't actually film any scenes with everyone else :dead:
 

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The problem is not women, it’s the cast.
They choose Barbie doll anorexics to play the role.

Gina Carano in Deadpool was believable, Penelope Cruz as an action hero is not.
They are their own worst enemies these movie producers
 

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The problem is not women, it’s the cast.
They choose Barbie doll anorexics to play the role.

Gina Carano in Deadpool was believable, Penelope Cruz as an action hero is not.
They are their own worst enemies these movie producers
5 Gina Caranos wouldn't save this plain bagel of a movie breh
 

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5 Gina Caranos wouldn't save this plain bagel of a movie breh
Look at the Amazonians in justice league when Steppenholf came, the entire female Amazonian cast were FIT!!!
When the place was crumbling down you saw chics with thickness & and hold them pillars up so the queen could escape.
Imagine if it was a bunch of Penelope Cruz & Angelina Jolie chics instead, wouldn’t be believable at all.
 

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Finished it but i almost turned it off when Top CIA Agent Jessica Chastain started shooting at her suspect in the middle of a crowd, threw some innocent people on the ground who got her way and then when the suspect was in front of her, she fired around 8 shots and missed all of them :unimpressed:

Oh yeah, a train passes between the two at full speed and somehow the suspect is now on that train.

:stopitslime:
 
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