'Colombiana'

Revenge is served cold by the assassin played by Zoe Saldana in this melodrama, whose makers include Luc Besson, the filmmaker who previously explored the world of a female killer in "La Femme Nikita."

As a young woman, the central character sees her parents killed, then she grows up determined to even the score with the man responsible. Michael Vartan ("Alias") also stars. DVD extras: two ""making-of" documentaries. *** (PG-13 and unrated versions: AS, P, V) (Also on Blu-ray and Movies on Demand)

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