Synopsis
After witnessing her parents’ murder as a child in Bogota, Cataleya Restrepo grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.
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Cast
- Zoe SaldañaCataleya Restrepo
- Cliff CurtisEmilio
- Callum BlueRichard
- Michael VartanDanny Delanay
- Lennie JamesSpecial Agent Ross
- Amandla StenbergCataleya Restrepo (Age10)
- Graham McTavishHead Marshall Warren
- Jesse BorregoFabio
- Cynthia Addai-RobinsonAlicia
- Ofelia MedinaMama
Recommendations
- 80
Los Angeles Times
All of that combines to make Colombiana into a scandalous blend of action, sex and violence. My apologies in advance for having so much fun. - 75
Movieline
In catsuits, swimsuits, and skimpy underthings, Saldana is as potently elusive as a shadow can be. - 70
Variety
The Olivier Megaton-directed Colombiana may not be the brainiest of actioners, but one of the merits of producer Luc Besson's latest brainchild is that fanboys worldwide will come away with a scrap of horticultural knowledge as well as a pretty good time. - 63
USA Today
Saldana is in top form for the acrobatics required in the role, and she makes the gritty determination of her character believable. - 60
Time Out
The jittery aesthetic is a bit grating - there's a three-cut minimum per roundhouse kick - but the spectacularly named Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) still manages to deliver the action-film goods. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
There are guilty pleasures to be had in this frenzied B starring Zoe Saldana (Avatar, Star Trek), who gives an acrobatic performance that makes the overcooked material watchable, if not entirely enjoyable. - 50
Boxoffice Magazine
While most action films fall apart because they succumb to stupidity, Colombiana suffers most because it tries to be too smart. - 50
The New York Times
The overall effect is distancing; there are some early comic moments that have you laughing along with the movie, but eventually the clashing tones and preposterousness just have you laughing.
