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Elektra [2005]
As the star of Alias, Garner has proven that she can kick butt with the best of them, and some of the visual effects are impressive, but the action sequences tend to be anticlimactic, and there's not much to the story. Fans will notice numerous references to Frank Miller's comic books, but there's very little resemblance to Miller's cold-blooded killer (Elektra with an agent? Elektra referring to herself as a "soccer mom"?). Is Elektra better than Daredevil? Not really, even with the distinct advantage of having all Garner and no Ben Affleck. That could be the spinoff's greatest disappointment: after Spider-Man 2 raised the bar for comic-book movies, Elektra lowered it back to Daredevil's level. Directed by Rob Bowman (the X-Files movie), and featuring Terence Stamp as the mysterious mentor Stick, Will Yun Lee (Die Another Day) as the chief villain, and NFL-player-turned-mixed-martial-arts-champion Bob Sapp as the immovable Stone. --David Horiuchi, Amazon.com Reviewsflawed heroine in a classic battle of good vs evil Review date: 2007-11-15 Rating: 8 out of 10 The main reason I watched this movie was because Jennifer Garner was in it. Jennifer Garner does not disappoint with her multifaceted portrayal of the emotionally scarred Elektra. During the movie we see tiny snippets of her past - a past that caused her to end up using her powers as a hit woman. She ruthlessly carries out hits until she is ordered to kill a single father and his 14 year old daughter. Instead she becomes their protector. I think the only thing that made this movie watchable was Jennifer Garner's portayal of Elektra. It made an otherwise dull action film, more multi-dimential. We see her character heal and grow and that is ultimately the satisfying part of this movie. Worst of the recent Marvel movies Review date: 2007-10-23 Rating: 4 out of 10 Well, it is in my opinion (though that is just of the ones I've seen, obviously, which currently excludes the Fantastic 4 movies). Whilst I am a bit of a Marvel comics fan, Elektra isn't a character who I know at all, and the only time I've come across her before was in Daredevil (probably the 2nd worst). As such, I can't comment on how true it is to the comics. I did, however, find the whole concept a bit weak. It seemed a little unfair that Elektra, a hero without any real super-powers, and just with some serious martial arts training, was pitted against super-powered demons (I think they were demons, I didn't really follow the story all that well). It also seems that Elektra likes hanging out with blind people with amazing martial arts skills, and I was rather confused for a while, thinking 'Stick' was an aged Daredevil, whereas Elektra hadn't aged at all. I was kind of confused by the whole film really - I guess this is partly because I didn't know the comic beforehand, but the film should really cover everything it needs to for you to follow it. There's also a lot of the plot I found rather annoying, such as her "agent" basically volunteering to die, for little reason, and even though it actually aided the "bad guys" rather than slowing them down (which should have been obvious to Elektra). Also, Stick was so annoying, it was unbelievable that anyone put up with him. The whole concept was also similar to Batman Begins or Kill Bill, where someone sees their parent(s) killed, goes off to train in martial arts, then starts kicking butt. "She's an urban legend" Review date: 2007-08-18 Rating: 6 out of 10 Before watching this movie I did not know much about this character from the Marvel comics. Elektra died in "Daredevil", but she was brought back from the dead by the Masters. The problem is that now both sides, good and evil, seek her out. She is currently working as a gun-for-hire and is asked to go to an island and wait for instructions regarding her next mission. While she is waiting, she meets a father and daughter living in isolation and trying home-schooling. As soon as Elektra starts to get close to this people, she finds out that they are her target! Compared to "Daredevil", I would say that "Elektra" walks more into the fantastic side, with elements of future seeing, the use of animals to see distant events and other supernatural powers. In this sense, it is more in line with other Marvel comics, like X-Men. The action scenes are not at the level of "Daredevil" though, which is a shame, since Jennifer Garner is the perfect choice for this type of scenes. Elektra has flashbacks from her childhood and we also get to see some of the events that developed between the time she was brought back from the dead and the current moment. This gives us some information that is helpful for understanding this character, but the development stops there. I would say that overall the film is OK, and allows us to spend some time entertained; but that is all there is to this production. If you are a fan of Marvel, then you definitely have to see it, but for the rest of you I would say do not bother. Messed up potential Review date: 2007-04-14 Rating: 6 out of 10 This film could have been great.It was a chance to revive the Daredevil franchise which had been splattered allover by Ben Affleck. Jennifer Garner was the saving grace as Elektra and by herself, I expected it to be far better. However, Rob Bowman manages to achieve the impossible; Take the best character (Elektra) from a popular comic strip (Daredevil)that half baked commercially and critically and still make a mess out of it. Product Details/SpecificationsActor(s): Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Goran Visnjic Jennifer Garner Will Yun Lee Terence Stamp Creators: Jennifer Garner (Primary Contributor) Terence Stamp (Primary Contributor) Director(s): Recording label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment EAN: 5039036021852 Binding: DVD Number of items: 1 Format: Anamorphic, PAL, Release date: 2005-05-30 Aspect ratio: 2.35:1 Audience rating: Suitable for 12 years and over Region code: 2 Running time: 93 minutes Theatrical release date: 2004 Language: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired) Language: English (Original Language)
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