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• TriStar Pictures
• In theaters now

Colombiana may be the perfect late summer action movie—completely ridiculous but fun and not too serious. Zoë Saldana stars as a practically trained from birth assassin who goes after the people who killed her father. Saldana plays her character Cataleya with the right mixture of vengeance, uncaring and regret, and the first twenty minutes of the film are dominated by amazing action sequences featuring a young Cataleya (phenomenally played by Amandla Stenberg). Not only are these sequences beautiful, they’re disturbing too, adding a bit of real pathos and badassness to the character in between gunshots. There’s hardly any romantic subplot, and the one that is there only happens enough to remind you that Michael Vartan still exists. The rest of the movie is devoted to vengeance, intricate and unrealistic murder setups, and lots of explosions. It’s probably not the best portrayal of Colombia you’ll ever see, but if The Expendables just made you wonder where all the lady action stars are, I suggest giving it a look.