Colombiana
Dir: Olivier Megaton
2011
***
Luc Besson produced action films are always generally a bit of a guilty pleasure. They usually involve car chases, revenge and parkour and Colombiana is no exception - except I liked it a little bit more than the others. It doesn't have the humour that many of his other films have like Taxi and The Transporter (towards the end anyway), it's quite serious throughout and better for it I think. It's no masterpiece but it's definitely got something special about it, there were even a few moments where I thought, could this be the new Nikita? It's no Nikita but it's definitely related and worth seeking out. Zoe Saldana is brilliant in the lead role and she really does prove her worth.