At the Movies with Fatwayne

Colombiana is the name of a beautiful lily. It is also the calling card of an equally beautiful but deadly hit woman, Cataleya Restrepo (Amandla Stenberg). This particular calling card gets a lot of use as the dead bodies keep piling up in this action packed movie.

It is a movie of revenge sparked by the killing of Cataleya’s family which she witnesses as a nine year old schoolgirl. After the murder of her parents by the local drug lord the young girl manages to make her way to Chicago seeking help from her Uncle. This trek takes a little suspension of belief but she seems to surmount the odds and is united with her extended family. Uncle Emilio loves and wants to protect Cataleya but the girl is hell bent on revenge. Luckily for her, Emilio is less than a stand up citizen since he lives a life of crime. Emilio convinces the young Cataleya that if she really wants to become a killer she should go to school and learn all that she can so that she will learn the ways of the world and how to be successful in her chosen profession.

The film skips ahead to reveal a now grown up Cataleya (Zoe Saldana). While making a living killing people she finds time to exact her revenge on those responsible for murdering her family. She seems totally fitted to be a hit woman with cunning and viciousness aplenty and yet the movie finds time to reveal a more tender side of her.

The movie is chock full of baddies and lots of action. It should keep most of us interested and pleased that we decided to see Colombiana.

Rated  -  PG13  -

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