Almost bad enough to be a guilty pleasure, except that it takes itself so seriously.
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.
Theatrical Release:Jan 14, 2005 Wide
Box Office: $24,326,793
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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Apr 21, 2009
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- NTSC
- Keep Case
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Surround - Spanish & French
Additional Release Material:
- Deleted Scenes
- Music Highlights: Soundtrack (1:00)
Featurette:
- 1. Comic-Con Presentation (1:33)
- 2. I Died Once (1:49)
- 3. The Way (2:08)
- 4. Don't Force It (1:32)
Behind the Scenes:
- 1. THE MAKING OF ELEKTRA
- 2. INSIDE THE EDITING ROOM: ONLY A WARRIOR (1:32)
Trailers:
- 1. Theatrical Trailer
- 2. Teaser
- 3. Previews - 1. Intro (:13)
- 4. Fantastic Four (3:00)
- 5. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (3:00).
Reviews for Elektra
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.
...pseudo-sleek and thinly-sensationalized. [Garner's] one-note performance as a destructive diva feels rather empty and generic
Repetitive, brutally edited and almost suicidally somber, Marvel's first spinoff movie is nonetheless several shades more watchable than Daredevil.
It's surprising how spectacularly [this] take on the Marvel character fails.
One’s likely to spend the first half of Elektra waiting for it to wakeup and the last half trying not to fall asleep.
The more I think about it, the more I'm inclined to think that this movie would better serve as ukulele picks.
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.
[With] dialogue as half-assed as its entry-level CGI effects, Elektra lacks thrills, narrative, emotion, believability, character development—and frankly—watchability.
Elektra is crap, but it's expensive, finely made crap. It's Faberge crap.
Both Garner and Elektra will likely survive, but that doesn't make it easier to watch this opportunity go to waste.
In a world where hair extensions are licensed to kill, where Fredericks of Hollywood is the official outfitter of vigilante justice...
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