Colombiana

Ein Actionmärchen a la Besson. Sicher, das Thema ist völlig abgedroschen, doch Regisseure und Drehbuchautoren greifen es immer wieder auf, aber was soll’s, je m’en fiche. Ich habe für eine anderthalb Stunde im Kino abgeschaltet, ein paarmal gelacht, ein paarmal zischte mir ein "an den Haaren herbeigezogen“ durch den Kopf, doch die meiste Zeit habe ich mich gut amüsiert. Schade, dass eine solche Rächerin Bösewichte nicht nur in den USA, sondern auch in Europa nicht jagt. Vielleicht irgendwann einmal... (27.09.2011)

Obwohl der Film am Anfang besser aussieht, ist Colombiana nur ein durchschnittlicher und zu langer Actionfilm mit der sympathischen Zoe Saldana und einer nicht besonders originellen Regie. Vergleichen Sie z. B. die fade Szene mit dem Polizeikommando mit der, die schon vor 23 Jahren Luc Besson in Léon - Der Profi gedreht hat. Sie werden einen riesigen Unterschied sehen. (29.10.2017)

It's terribly unoriginal, it's got elements of Nikita, Leon, and Bourne, and for a straight B-movie it’s got a kaleidoscope of characters. However, Zoe Saldana's physical charisma, often shot like a stealth game poster, and Megaton's coked-up and exceptionally predatory directing, editing, and ideas (killing off the main boss's right hand) allow you to forgive a lot. Again, it's strictly feminist, as befits EuropaCorp, where the protagonist has essentially the same proposition as 90s B-movie heros – i.e. a completely moronic plan, in the execution of which she is maximally effective. One of my favorite scenes is definitely the bad guy briefing, where they say that the protagonist is like a mouse in the corner of the room, like fog under the door, and then it cuts to an incoming missile being launched by the hundred-pound Zoe Saldana. The critical rants of self-proclaimed action movie fans only underscore how challenging it is to push the genre a little further when it has to be pitched to a canned majority who would ideally watch the same thing over and over again. (04.02.2015)

A pure action flick with a straightforward plot, and since the creators didn't try to make it into something it's not, it served its purpose. Viewers can switch off, relax, and watch the settling of Colombian scores on American soil, where logic often takes a back seat and some of the effects are a bit over the top. But that's okay; if you're a fan of the action genre, you'll still get a kick out of it despite its flaws. If action isn't your thing, then it's probably best to pass. For me, the film did the trick. / Lesson learned: Watch out for women with cute names. They can be deceiving. (24.04.2022)

It has a cool cover, Zoe Saldana is not bad either, (though I didn't completely believe some of her deliveries), it is sunny, with yellowish camera filters and good visuals, but they are hardly exploited. It’s just an ordinary routine story about revenge, full of clichés, standard filmmaking elements, and a few average action scenes, the best of which was at the end and was poorly edited. I wouldn't hesitate to praise the person responsible for the sound and especially the mix of the last action scene, Jason Bourne-style (no music, just the sounds of hits, screams, and things breaking around – excellent raw stuff). Unfortunately, in 90 percent of cases, you don't completely believe the main heroine, as mentioned before, and I consider that a fatal drawback. It needed a bolder script. (06.02.2012)