Colombiana
Rating: M
Released by Roadshow Entertainment
Zoe Saldana heads into the territory of the vengeful female, a trail which has been blazed by the likes of La Femme Nikita and Leon.
She stars as Cataleya, who, as a young girl growing up in Colombia, saw her mother and father killed off by a Colombian cartel. So ending up in the USA, she takes up with uncle Tio (Cliff Curtis) who decides to help when she pleads with him to become a killer.
However, as Cataleya edges ever closer to wiping out targets from the cartel to draw out Mr Big, she attracts the attention of Lennie James' FBI agent - and an artist who falls in love with her.
If you're after a kick ass babe with guns and an attitude but little emotional depth, then Colombiana is for you. I'm actually surprised how much I bought into this film despite the at times ludicrous plot developments.
That's because Zoe Saldana delivers a focused performance which delivers the action but little emoting - and also because Luc Besson was involved too.
Colombiana is a taut action thriller, with the prerequisite bangs and whistles - and explosions - and is perfectly serviceable for these rainy summer days we're getting. And it scores for the Xena reference subtly thrown in too.
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