I just got back from seeing Colombiana on August 26, 2o11 with Justin. I really liked this movie. Basically, the plot is when Cataleya Restrepto played by the gorgeous and talented Zoe Saldana (personal favorite of mine) witnesses the murder of her parents by Colombian drug lords and crooked army officials she vows to get revenger. She goes to her uncle Emilio played by Cliff Curtis who looks shockingly like current WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio and wants to be trained as an assassin. Now, I thought the movie was smart and didn't rely on extreme violence to tell the story which is sometimes a good thing. She uses different aliases and goes on vigilante killing missions to show the people responsible for killing her parents that she never forgets. She always leave the cataleya flower at the crime scenes in some way and works her way around the police. She reminds me of a great mix of Beatrix Kiddo in Kill Bill and a female version of Dexter Morgan. She is an assassin, but she targets people who commit evil deeds and in that instance the audience can identify with her. By the end of the movie it's her against the entire faction that took our her parents...and other members of her family. She takes them out systematically and completes her deeds in innovative ways, such as using sharks, dogs, or advanced weaponry skills and wait for it...toothbrushes, yes she beats a guy with toothbrushes. Saldana is perfect in the female action role and I personally really like strong female characters and that could be a major reason why I really like this. I definitely say give this movie a try as its a fun movie and you really want Cataleya to get revenge. I'll give this a 3/5 as well, but it was pretty good and worth seeing.
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