COLOMBIANA

     ZOE SALDANA  CLIFF CURTIS  MICHAEL VARTAN  LENNIE JAMES

Cataleya (Saldana) as a young girl, watches her parents get murdered by a Colombian gang lord.  She survives and ends up living in America with her uncle Emilio (Curtis) who trains her to become an assassin.  She has a boyfriend Danny (Vartan) who knows nothing of her life, and is being tracked by agent Ross (James) of the FBI.  At each kill, she leaves clues for the gang lord to discover and come out of hiding so she get her revenge for her parent's murder.
Colombiana is a pure action movie with very little character development, not much of a plot and is very predictable, but the enjoyment comes from the ride to the eventual end, and it is a very fun ride.  The movie starts out with a 10 to 15 minute chase scene through the streets of Cataleya's Colombian town, where she is being chased by the gang lord's henchmen.  It is very exciting to watch, sets up the rest of the movie and leaves you wanting more.  From there, it goes into one of her kills, which takes place at a jail full of police officers and government agents.  Yes, it is a little unbelievable at what she does and how she does it, but it is pure fun to watch.  The rest of the movie is the same, mixing some emotional scenes with adrenaline pumping action sequences, until we get to the climax.  Sure, we know what's going to happen, but seeing how it happens is the pay off.  If you are looking for an action movie that doesn't require a lot of concentration, then Colombiana is the one.
RATING  2.5 out of 5