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Colombiana (2011) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
2626 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.65/4 |
# of Ratings: |
89 |
Genres: |
Action, Drama |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 08/26/2011 |
DVD Release: |
12/20/2011 |
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Director: |
Olivier Megaton |
Actors: |
Zoe Saldana
Graham McTavish
Callum Blue
Michael Vartan
Jordi Mollà
Lennie James |
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Plot Outline:
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After witnessing her parents murder as a young child, Bogota resident Cataleya Restrepo's life is changed and she grows up to be an assassin. While she takes jobs from her uncle by day, at night she works as a vigilante, with the ultimate goal of tracking down, and killing, the people responsible for her parents' death. -- Chris Kavan
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Chris Kavan 01/29/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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2/4 |
Zoe Saldana has some action chops, but the film is simply hampered by a PG-13 rating. For a movie this violent, it feels a bit... weak. Plus the whole revenge thing has been done ad nausea before. Still, for an action fix, it does the trick, just don't expect it to stick with you. |
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Daniel Corleone 06/11/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
2/4 |
Cataleya (Zoe Saldana) is taught to become an assassin by her uncle. It was unusual how air vents in basements are screwed loosely, how easily it was to jump-off an elevator or 2 toothbrushes can become weapons. Soundtrack was not that enticing and plot and character development seemed rushed. Action scenes were nice but other than that, not much going on that will keep you interested. Even its mysterious conclusion will irritate and baffle you. Columbiana tries to be like Salt, La Femme Nikita and Bourne, but with less filling when it comes to the storytelling. |
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04/23/2013 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Colombiana" by Yojimbo |
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The young daughter of a cartel enforcer is orphaned when her parents are murdered by his former boss and seeks sanctuary in the US where she grows to become an assassin sworn to avenge them. Luc Besson rehashes the formula of Nikita in this flashy but generic action thriller in his trademark style. He is joined by his co-writer of Taken and it shares the rather humourless approach, but the addition of some mainstream audience pleasing sentimentality in the form of a romantic interest and murdered family means it is rather less edgy and offbeat. Thanks to some glossy and well engineered set pieces, one of which is clearly influenced by Besson's classic Leon, Colombiana is always entertaining but it lacks the imagination and invention of his best films. Not bad at all, but it's not quite as... |
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2.5/4 |
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02/23/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Zoe Kicks Some Serious Butt! |
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COLUMBIANA tells the story of 9 year old Cataleya, who after witnessing the cold-blooded murder of her parents by a rival drug cartel boss vows to reap revenge on their killers. She takes refuge with her uncle in California and asks him to "educate" her in the ways of the mob. Flash forward 15 years later and Cataleya is a full blown assassin, working as a hit woman during the day and seeking out her parents’ killers by night. When Cataleya isn't dodging the bad guys, she must keep a step ahead of a tenacious FBI agent, Ross (Lennie James) who starts to notice a pattern in the murders.
Through a series of innovative disguises and escapes Cataleya continues to murder, falls in love with artist Danny (MIchael Vartan), Of course Danny has no clue about her line of work, until he exposes ... |
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2/4 |
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