Colombiana (2011)

A young woman, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin.

Director:

Olivier Megaton

Writers:

Luc Besson (screenplay), Robert Mark Kamen (screenplay)

Stars:

Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Callum Blue

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Zoe Saldana	...	Cataleya
Jordi Mollà	...	Marco
Lennie James	...	Ross
Amandla Stenberg	...	Cat - 10
Michael Vartan	...	Danny Delanay
Cliff Curtis	...	Emilio Restrepo
Beto Benites	...	Don Luis
Jesse Borrego	...	Fabio
Cynthia Addai-Robinson	...	Alicia
Ángel Garnica	...	Pepe (as Angel Garnica)
Ofelia Medina	...	Mama
Callum Blue	...	Richard
Sam Douglas	...	William Woodgard
Graham McTavish	...	Head Marshall Warren
Charles Maquignon	...	Sergeant Bill Attwood

Storyline

A young woman grows up to be a stone-cold assassin after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota. 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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Plot Keywords:

assassin | revenge | revenge killing | torture | female nudity | 

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Taglines:

Revenge is beautiful.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images, intense sequences of action, sexuality and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Facebook [France]

Country:

France

Language:

English Spanish

Release Date:

26 August 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Colombiana

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

€1,526,291 (France), 31 July 2011, Limited Release

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,408,176, 28 August 2011, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$36,665,854

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$72,295,262

Company Credits

Production Co:

EuropaCorp, TF1 Films Production, Grive Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min 112 min (Unrated Version)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS SDDS Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Zoe Saldana in a previous movie, The Losers, was also hunting for her fathers killer.

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Goofs

The vomit on the desk when Cataleya pukes up the chip disappears when everyone is asked to leave, then reappears.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Don Luis Sandoval: I can't believe this.
Fabio Restrepo: Why not?
Don Luis Sandoval: Because I love you, Fabio, like a son.
Fabio Restrepo: I love you, Don Luis, like a father.
Don Luis Sandoval: I'm going to miss you.
Fabio Restrepo: And I'm going to miss you.
Don Luis Sandoval: Okay. Enough of this sentimental bullshit. One last drink? Next we'll be crying like two old women. Come on! To the future.

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Alternate Versions

Three versions of this film exist:

• the original international theatrical version
• the US theatrical version, which was cut to secure a PG-13 rating
• the US unrated version, which not only restores the cuts made for the theatrical version but also includes some additional violence (i.e. the shooting of Cataleya's parents)

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Connections

References Léon: The Professional (1994)

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Soundtracks

Glory Box
Written by Geoff Barrow (as Geoffrey Barrow), Beth Gibbons and Adrian Utley
Performed by John Martyn
(c) Chrysalis Music Ltd
(p) 1998 Independiente Ltd
With Courtesy of Independiente Limited
Courtesy of Chrysalis Music France SAS

User Reviews

Trust Me! its not THAT bad

I can understand why Colombiana is getting some tough reviews. It doesn't feature Colombian actors, it wasn't really filmed in Columbia, and this type of movie has been done so many times before. Kill Bill(2003-2004), Enough(2002), The Brave One(2007), I Spit on Your Grave(1978), Coffy(1973. The list goes on and on. Women seeking revenge for something.

However, I will say Colombiana was FAR better than I thought. I was expecting a predictable, loud, cat and mouse action movie with a lot of explosions and guns. It does have a lot of explosions and guns, but it was not as predictable as I thought and the acting wasn't outstanding but definitely good enough. Zoe Saldana carries the movie with ease and adds a lot to a script with average character development and plot.

Colombiana is a good action flick with a great leading actress and decent supporting characters. It's not something I would have on my top 10 list at the end of the year but think about it, I took 6-7 minutes to do a review on it which I only do if the movie was memorable and it was.

Colombiana: acting:B, plot:B-, dialogue:C+