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Elektra (2005)

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Reviews Counted:145

Fresh:14

Rotten:131

Average Rating:3.7/10

Consensus: This comic book movie is an inert muddle that takes itself much too seriously.

Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: From the pages of Marvel Comics, creator of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man," comes ELEKTRA, the first action event movie of the year. In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who... From the pages of Marvel Comics, creator of "X-Men" and "Spider-Man," comes ELEKTRA, the first action event movie of the year. In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who makes the choice that tips the balance. Jennifer Garner stars in the title role as a strong, mysterious and sexy action heroine – a lethal synthesis of grace and power. Not long after recovering from seemingly mortal wounds, Elektra has severed all ties with the world, living only for her next assignment. But in an unexpected turn of events, she is forced to make a decision that can take her life in a new direction – or destroy her. Key players in Elektra's journey are Stick, a blind martial arts master responsible for Elektra's "resurrection," and Mark Miller and Abby Miller, a father and daughter on the run from The Hand, a powerful syndicate whose members practice the dark martial art of ninjitsu. After Jennifer Garner made a brief, tantalizing appearance as Elektra in the 2003 Fox / Regency picture "Daredevil," executives at both companies were eager to have Garner reprise the role, but this time in her own motion picture. Garner trained long and hard to do justice to the character portrayed in the famed Marvel comics: a warrior without limits. Already physically fit and skilled in various fighting techniques from her work on the television series "Alias," Garner took her martial arts training to a new level under the guidance of ELEKTRA's Stunt Coordinators and Fighting Choreographers. A bonus for Garner – and the comic's multitude of fans – was that this time Elektra would don a red costume that stays true to the colors worn by the character in the Marvel stories. -- © 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Terence Stamp, Natassia Malthe, Bob Sapp, Hiro Kanagawa

Director: Rob Bowman

Director: Rob Bowman
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, Raven Metzner
Producer: Arnon Milchan, Gary Foster, Avi Arad
Composer: Christophe Beck
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Hardly the Citizen Kane of superhero films - but Elektra is better than DareDevil, and a LOT better than Catwoman.

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
01/24/05
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

They should have just called this movie Contractually Obligated Squeal staring Jennifer Garner because I can see no other reason why someone as talented and as smart as she is would want to do this film.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
01/24/05
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper

A dim bag of assorted chicken parts.

Full Review Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine) | comment Comment
01/24/05
Christopher Smith
Christopher Smith
Bangor Daily News (Maine)

...pseudo-sleek and thinly-sensationalized. [Garner's] one-note performance as a destructive diva feels rather empty and generic

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
01/24/05
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

Talk about a house of flying daggers.

Full Review Source: Creative Loafing | comment Comment
01/21/05
Matt Brunson
Matt Brunson
Creative Loafing

Breathlessly boring spinoff of Daredevil.

Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
01/20/05
Peter Travers
Peter Travers
Rolling Stone

Repetitive, brutally edited and almost suicidally somber, Marvel's first spinoff movie is nonetheless several shades more watchable than Daredevil.

Full Review Source: Orlando Weekly | comment Comment
01/20/05
Steve Schneider
Steve Schneider
Orlando Weekly

It's surprising how spectacularly [this] take on the Marvel character fails.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Mercury | comment Comment
01/20/05
Anthony Del Valle
Anthony Del Valle
Las Vegas Mercury

One’s likely to spend the first half of Elektra waiting for it to wakeup and the last half trying not to fall asleep.

Full Review Source: Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia) | comment Comment
01/20/05
Mark Palermo
Mark Palermo
Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

The more I think about it, the more I'm inclined to think that this movie would better serve as ukulele picks.

Full Review Source: Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) | comment Comment
01/19/05
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

While Elektra is better than Daredevil and Catwoman, it doesn’t hold a candle to really good superhero movies like X-Men and Spider-Man.

Full Review Source: 7M Pictures | comment Comment
01/19/05
Kevin Carr
Kevin Carr
7M Pictures

"Elektra" is a shocking mess.

Full Review Source: KWQC-TV (Iowa) | comment Comment
01/18/05
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
KWQC-TV (Iowa)

Elektra going gooey maternal? Gimme a break!

Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
01/18/05
Susan Granger
Susan Granger
Modamag.com

[With] dialogue as half-assed as its entry-level CGI effects, Elektra lacks thrills, narrative, emotion, believability, character development—and frankly—watchability.

Full Review Source: Premiere Magazine | comment Comment
01/18/05
Aaron Hillis
Aaron Hillis
Premiere Magazine

Elektra is crap, but it's expensive, finely made crap. It's Faberge crap.

Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
01/17/05
Eric D. Snider
Eric D. Snider
EricDSnider.com

It’s not Schindler’s List, but it’s not Catwoman either.

Full Review Source: FilmsInReview.com | comment 1 Comment
01/17/05
Victoria Alexander
Victoria Alexander
FilmsInReview.com

Both Garner and Elektra will likely survive, but that doesn't make it easier to watch this opportunity go to waste.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
01/17/05
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

Static and plainly derivative.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/17/05
John P. McCarthy
John P. McCarthy
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

In a world where hair extensions are licensed to kill, where Fredericks of Hollywood is the official outfitter of vigilante justice...

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
01/16/05
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

Nothing Elektra-fying about Garner or this movie

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
01/16/05
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
 
 
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