Colombiana

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Colombiana

PG-13

2011

1h 47m

Action

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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In 1992 Bogotá, a little girl watches crime lord Don Luis and his henchman Marco murder her parents. Fifteen years later, the now-grown Cataleya, who is named for a Colombian orchid, works as a contract killer for her Chicago-based uncle. Leaving a lipstick drawing of her namesake on every victim, Cataleya carries out her assignments with efficiency and dreams of avenging her family.

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Zoe Saldana has the chops but she's taken out by erratic and sloppy filmmaking.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

07/01/2024

3/5

The jittery action aesthetic is a bit grating (three cuts minimum per roundhouse kick), but the spectacularly named Olivier Megaton still manages to deliver the goods.

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Wendy Ide

The Times (UK)

04/04/2023

Filling the holster on this occasion is Zoe Saldana, an actress who is leagues better than the material she is given here.

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Candice Frederick

Reel Talk Online

09/08/2017

B+

Acclaimed writer Luc Besson (The Professional, Taken, The Fifth Element) co-writes another action-packed movie that even with a few outrageous moments is still a smart, sexy thriller with a good story that propels Saldana's star power.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

09/08/2023

Once you get past the clichés and the reckless obsession of its heroine, it’s a classic Besson action fest, a souped-up drive-in action thriller with exotic locations and dynamic set pieces and action sequences ...

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

03/09/2023

2.5/4

A midrange action product with violence to spare, reasonable star power, lots of momentum, even more violence, and heaps of sex appeal, all tempered for mass consumption by a PG-13 rating.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/05/2020

2.5/4.0

never achieves the intellectual and emotional depth to which it at times seems to aspire.

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BigBen92 T

@Chill1208 Feb 22

A fun action adventure with a strong female lead. Enjoyed watching it on TV.

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Dick C

@Joshua19930826 Feb 21

Luc Bessel is a very good writer ✍️ . Under the director’s supervision, Zoe Saldaña performed with her utmost talent… …

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Robert B.

@robortz Jan 7

Great action! Loved it!

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CadeandKit R

@CadeandKit Dec 3

This was a hit for both of us. It’s sleek, stylish, and smart without falling into the usual femme fatale tropes. It’s also a rare revenge movie that doesn’t feel exploitative. Instead of bloodlust for bloodlust’s sake, Cataleya’s violence is a direct extension of her grief and control. Every shot fired is a scream from a childhood stolen and that’s what makes it stick.

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Theo S. Héro +

@RT09212872 Oct 11

This is garbage! Way too many cuts for the most basic 'action' moves, even running. This would/could have been better as a cartoon. That's how ridiculous it is

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Alexander M

@alexandermcarthy Jul 29

Least effort in any origin story. Its as if someone had an idea to use a flower as a female assasin's calling card & basically stopped there. I will say the set pieces were nice.

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Olivier Megaton

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Cataleya

Jordi Mollà

Marco

Lennie James

Ross

Michael Vartan

Danny

Cliff Curtis

Emilio Restrepo

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Synopsis

In 1992 Bogotá, a little girl watches crime lord Don Luis and his henchman Marco murder her parents. Fifteen years later, the now-grown Cataleya, who is named for a Colombian orchid, works as a contract killer for her Chicago-based uncle. Leaving a lipstick drawing of her namesake on every victim, Cataleya carries out her assignments with efficiency and dreams of avenging her family.

Director: Olivier Megaton
Producer: Luc Besson, Ariel Zeitoun
Screenwriter: Luc Besson, Robert Mark Kamen
Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co: Grive Productions, Canal+, TF1 Films Productions, EuropaCorp
Rating: PG-13 (Disturbing Images|Brief Strong Language|Intense Sequences of Action|Sexuality|Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 26, 2011, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 20, 2011
Box Office (Gross USA): $36.7M
Runtime: 1h 47m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)