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Elektra (2005)

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Reviews Counted:150

Fresh:15

Rotten:135

Average Rating:3.7/10

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

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Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] adult situations

Runtime: 1 hr. 36 min.

Genre: Action & Adventure

Theatrical Release: Jan 8, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $24.3M

Synopsis: In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who makes the choice that tips the balance. A strong, mysterious and a deadly sexy... In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who makes the choice that tips the balance. A strong, mysterious and a deadly 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. [More]

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Terence Stamp, Kirsten Prout, Natassia Malthe, Chris Ackerman, Bob Sapp, Hiro Kanagawa, Jason Isaacs, Ian Tracey, Colin Cunningham, Kurt Max Runte, Nathaniel Arcand, Paul Wu, Ty Olsson, Mark Houghton, Kendall Cross, Kevan Ohtsji, Nancy Wetzel, Marke Driesschen, Aaron Au, Edson T. Ribeiro, Laura Ward, Jana Mitsoula, Sean Akira, Taku Kawai, Brigitte Fassbaender, Cheryl Studer, Claudio Abbado, Eva Marton, Franz Grundheber, James King, Ki, Kristin Prout

Director: Rob Bowman

Director: Rob Bowman
Screenwriter: Zak Penn , Stuart Zicherman , Raven Metzner
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Some comic properties should just be left on the page.

Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
Jul 7, 2010
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

An utterly embarrassing misfire with poor performances, contrived elements, and a weak premise.

Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed | comment Comment
Apr 29, 2009
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Felix Vasquez Jr.
Cinema Crazed

Garner's charms extend beyond the mere physical. Simply by showing up, she makes Elektra far more entertaining than it has a right to be.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
Oct 18, 2008
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

For all its slow-mo kick-flying and computer-generated mysticism, the story is tissue-thin and simple to the point of being simpleminded.

Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
Aug 7, 2008
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

What's missing in this Elektra is a certain sense of play and imagination.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
Jul 30, 2007
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

It felt like I was back in my childhood watching serial chapters at a Saturday matinee.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment 1 Comment
Mar 6, 2007
Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

This doesn't exactly set the world on fire, but I was charmed by its old-fashioned storytelling, which is refreshingly free of archness, self-consciousness, or Kill Bill-style wisecracks.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
Mar 5, 2007
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Chicago Reader
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Everything comes back to Garner, though -- and even when the movie takes itself too seriously, thankfully she never does.

Full Review Source: Associated Press | comment Comment
Mar 5, 2007
Christy Lemire
Christy Lemire
Associated Press
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As for Garner, she remains a lovely screen presence, but it's impossible to buy her as an emotionless killing machine.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
Mar 1, 2007
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Film Journal International

Elektra shoves Frank Miller's eponymous cold-blooded assassin into a PG-13-friendly adventure.

Full Review Source: AV Club | comment Comment
Oct 6, 2006
Keith Phipps
Keith Phipps
AV Club

During a fight, a character declared "Enough! It ends now." And I thought It's about time! Now there's a sure sign of an action movie falling short of its potential.

Full Review Source: Christianity Today | comment Comment
Sep 22, 2006
Russ Breimeier
Russ Breimeier
Christianity Today

A none too Marvel-lous spin-off from Daredevil.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
Jun 24, 2006
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

Garner may justify her reputation as an action woman, but fails to prove that sais matter.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
Apr 1, 2006
Helen OHara
Helen OHara
Empire Magazine

There's a skeleton of a cool fantasy story here, but the clatter and clunk of its fleshless bones is dispiriting.

Full Review Source: MTV | comment Comment
Feb 7, 2006
Kurt Loder
Kurt Loder
MTV

Never mind giving 1000 chimps 1000 typewriters and having them produce a script in a week. Instead, give 1000 chimps $US100 million and see how long it takes them to come up with a blancmange blockbuster such as this.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
Jan 17, 2006
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
Sydney Morning Herald

Absent an established fan base or cadre of recognizable villains, filmmakers are forced to shoehorn in superfluous back story and excessive inner turmoil.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
Dec 6, 2005
Pete Vonder Haar
Pete Vonder Haar
Film Threat

Much like the onslaught of sword-and-sandal epics, the comic-book-adaptation boom has resulted in a decreased effectiveness of the subjects.

Full Review Source: Oscar Guy | comment Comment
Aug 7, 2005
Wesley Lovell
Wesley Lovell
Oscar Guy

The curse of the new Bennifer has birthed a deformed fury that not even sexy red ninja lingerie could save

Full Review | comment Comment
Jul 6, 2005
Mike Sage
Mike Sage
Peterborough This Week

Could you please create a lead villain whose best move doesn't involve flying bed sheets?

Full Review Source: Bullz-Eye.com | comment Comment
Jul 5, 2005
Jason Zingale
Jason Zingale
Bullz-Eye.com

Garner looks great in the Elektra outfit, but that didn’t do much for the plotting and filmmaking, which is average to worse.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
Apr 15, 2005
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal
 
 
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