Colombiana
2011  PG-13  ACTION  1h 48min
CAST— Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, Cliff Curtis, Lennie James, Callum Blue, Jordi Mollà
MUSIC— Nathaniel Méchaly  DIRECTOR— Olivier Megaton

     A gritty revenge flick centering on one woman’s skewed vision of justice. A young girl witnesses the murder of her parents at the hands of Colombian gangsters, her father’s former allies. She escapes to Miami where, under the tutelage of her shady uncle, she grows up to be Zoe Saldana, deadly assassin with a one track mind. She doesn’t just make hits; she leaves a message. She has an agenda and she’s out for blood. Mired in unpleasantness and hindered by Saldana’s uneven performance (first a merciless killing machine then a teary eyed introspective victim, etc.) this is a grisly (though stylish) entry in the babes with bullets section of forgettable features. Unrated version also available.
OUR RATING— **