Action thriller, about a young woman who sees her parents murdered by a powerful gangster, who grows up to be a deadly assassin vowing revenge.
Zoe Saldana plays Cataleya (the name of a flower which grew in her home country), who finds refuge in the U.S. after her family is killed when she was a young girl. Living with her criminal uncle, she chooses a life as a career killer, one whose skills and abilities are immense, whilst searching for the man responsible for the deaths of her parents. Using her previous kills as a way of drawing out the bad man from her past, Cataleya lives a life completely focused upon her mission, allowing very few distractions, whilst also evading the police, who seem to be protecting her prey.
More on the action side of things, Colombiana is an entertaining and thrilling film. You get the same kind of adrenaline rush watching films like Bad Boys, just without the tongue in cheek humour and bad satire. Saldana is an impressive leading actress, performing some outstanding stunts, whilst adding an emotional level to the character which seems believable and sympathetic.
The gangsters and cops are quite rudimentary, offering little in the way of intelligence or originality, but the film is more about the journey this killer takes, rather than the police efforts to capture her.
Worth a watch if you are a fan of the action genre, and like plenty of shooting and stunts.
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