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Elektra (2005)

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Average Rating: 3.7/10
Reviews Counted: 151
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 136

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

Average Rating: 3.8/10
Critic Reviews: 33
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 29

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

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Daredevil's main squeeze gets resurrected in her own flick with this spin-off martial arts actioner from director Rob Bowman (Reign of Fire, The X-Files: Fight the Future). Jennifer Garner returns to the role of Elektra Natchios, a hired assassin whose origins are finally revealed after her old ninja clan the Hand brings her back from the dead to serve their evil purposes. Reunited with her old sensei, Stick (Terence Stamp), Elektra leaves the past behind her and is eventually given an

PG-13, 1 hr. 36 min.

Drama, Action & Adventure

Directed By: Rob Bowman

Written By: Raven Metzner, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman

In Theaters: Jan 14, 2005 Wide

On DVD: Apr 5, 2005

Box Office:$24.3M

20th Century Fox

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.

March 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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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.

March 5, 2007 Full Review Source: Associated Press

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Christy Lemire

Associated Press

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Offers no surprises, and whether or not you'll appreciate its modest charms depends entirely on whether you too have been anticipating Garner's new outfit.

January 25, 2005 Full Review Source: Village Voice

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Benjamin Strong

Village Voice

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They should have just called this movie Contractually Obligated Sequel 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.

January 24, 2005 Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper

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Richard Roeper

Ebert & Roeper

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Breathlessly boring spinoff of Daredevil.

January 20, 2005 Comment

Peter Travers

Rolling Stone

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The sad thing about Elektra is that it reveals that for all the millions of dollars now spent on them, comic-book movies are being made with no more distinction than the cheapest old Saturday-afternoon serials.

January 15, 2005 Full Review Source: Salon.com

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Charles Taylor

Salon.com

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Violent comic book movie with lingerie costumes.

December 24, 2010 Full Review Source: Common Sense Media

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Nell Minow

Common Sense Media

Some comic properties should just be left on the page.

July 7, 2010 Full Review Source: Dark Horizons

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Garth Franklin

Dark Horizons

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

April 29, 2009 Full Review Source: Cinema Crazed

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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.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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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.

August 7, 2008 Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review

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Jim Lane

Sacramento News & Review

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

July 30, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

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

March 6, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

As for Garner, she remains a lovely screen presence, but it's impossible to buy her as an emotionless killing machine.

March 1, 2007 Full Review Source: Film Journal International

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Ethan Alter

Film Journal International

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

October 6, 2006 Full Review Source: AV Club

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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.

September 22, 2006 Comment

Russ Breimeier

Christianity Today Source: Christianity Today

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

June 24, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out

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Derek Adams

Time Out

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

April 1, 2006 Full Review Source: Empire Magazine

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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.

February 7, 2006 Full Review Source: MTV

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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.

January 17, 2006 Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald

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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.

December 6, 2005 Full Review Source: Film Threat

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Pete Vonder Haar

Film Threat

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Good fight scenes and a much more plausible story line than I expected. I think this movie gets slammed far more than it should.

March 22, 2007

John Manard

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By far, the absolute worst Marvel movie to date. "Elektra" is a spin off of "Daredevil" and completely goes off the tracks with a bad story, and horrible acting. Jennifer Garner stars as "Elektra" a hired assassin who has come back from the dead and reunited with her old sensei Stick(Terence Stamp). She's hired to

May 5, 2012

Everett Johnson

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Elektra Quotes

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1. DeMarco (Uncredited): I guess it's all true. The red outfit, the knives. What happens now? You just kill me, straight out, just gulp?
2. Elektra Natchios: Don't worry. Death's not that bad.
3. DeMarco (Uncredited): How do you know?
4. Elektra Natchios: I died once.
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