A clutch of Colombian agents (including Edgar Ramirez) are on the case, however, and when Ramirez’s Luis ends up in possession of said weapon, things really get wild. It all starts in familiar enough territory: 150 miles outside of Bogota, where some vaguely nefarious rich dude is trying to offload some also vaguely nefarious weapon with the power to destroy the entire world. And why shouldn’t it? There’s room for twists of all types, and 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. Zipping from Colombia to Paris to Shanghai and all manner of points in between, “The 355” wears its spy movie bonafides with pride. Kinberg’s film doesn’t venture too far afield from other spy thrillers that have come before it - read: male-dominated fare - offering up a slick, snazzy, globe-trotting adventure filled with plenty of double-crossings, predictable twists, and excellent fight sequences that just so happen to be carried out by a pack of talented women. Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 45 Films the Director Wants You to See

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