The 355

“Mission Impossible” meets “The Bourne Identity”—that’s how U.S. actress Jessica Chastain (“Molly’s Game”) describes this spy action thriller, in which five agents who are otherwise enemies must join forces to prevent the worst from happening: The world is on the brink of chaos if a global organization succeeds in acquiring a weapon that will plunge the planet into total chaos. Style and stars, plenty of pace, a wide variety of locations, and a classic spy story: In the action thriller “The 355,” it’s all about going big or going home. Not least because of the star-studded international cast, featuring Jessica Chastain, Diane Kruger, Penélope Cruz, Lupita Nyong’o, and Fan Bingbing. Director Simon Kinberg sends his agents across Paris, Marrakesh, Shanghai, and Washington, creating a palpable sense of global escalation. The main focus, however, is on the forced collaboration between the antagonists. Hard-hitting action meets a feminist cast of action heroines and a plea for solidarity—which revitalizes the genre as a whole. While “The 355” doesn’t reinvent the spy story, it offers thoroughly entertaining, high-energy cinematic fun.