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Colombiana (2011)

PG-13   |    |  Action, Drama, Thriller

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

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Awards

2 wins & 5 nominations.

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26 August 2011 | woljm45
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| Zoe is Great, the Movie.....Mediocre
I went to a midnight screening last night at Times Square because I've been wanting to see this picture for quite some time. With Colombiana movie posters on every street corner and wall I figured it was going to be a tremendous blockbuster to end the summer with. Didn't exactly end up that way.

With some of the names behind this film, I was surprised at the abundance of cheesy bad guys, predictable scenes, and flat supporting characters. The only thing that moves this story along is Zoe Saldana herself with her tremendous presence on screen and beauty, which is breathtaking. She's very believable as a stone-cold assassin, especially the way she sneaks and crawls around with ninja like precision.

It's too bad they couldn't place Zoe and her character into a better storyline and provide her with stronger support. Without giving away the ending, there's also a final fist fight scene in the end which looked like it was filmed and edited by two high-school kids. Isn't this 2011? The technology there was very lacking or done in poor choice.

I still would recommend seeing the movie as its not bad-bad and there are some cool kill scenes, but I wouldn't qualify it as a must-see. The movie is somewhat groundbreaking only for the fact we have a Latina female as the lead role in an action film, hopefully this finally opens to the door for other darker skinned actresses in similar roles, which has been long overdue.

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Trivia

In February of 2017 it was announced that Luc Besson was working on a prequel under the working title of "Colombiana 2".

Quotes

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...

Goofs

The GSM location algorithms only returns the X-Y coordinate, the location of the cell phone in some error distance. But FBI detected her flat, Z coordinate, the floor of the flat without any mistake and this is even impossible with current technology.

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)

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

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Plot Summary

Synopsis (WARNING: Spoilers)

Genres

Action | Drama | Thriller

Details

Release Date:

26 August 2011

Language

English, Spanish

Country of Origin

France, Mexico, USA, UK

Filming Locations

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$10,408,176 28 August 2011

Gross USA:

$36,665,854

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$71,508,440

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