Plays like a third-rate knock off of House of Flying Daggers by someone who has heard about House of Flying Daggers but has never actually seen it.
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
US 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
Reviews for Elektra
Kill Bill without irony, and without Quentin Tarantino's flair for cool dialogue and chop-socky action (and without Uma Thurman, for that matter).
While Elektra doesn't reinvent the genre, it's like 'Smallville' compared to Richard Donner's Superman.
Though the attempt is moody and earnest, I can't say that it's smart or memorable.
A ponderously inert, disjointed drag that's anything but live action.
Garner's one-note performance isn't the only thing crippling this undercooked comic-book adventure. There's a patchy script that bumps along in fits and starts, but never comes to life.
What might have been at best a silly Xena-style martial-arts adventure meanders listlessly through swaths of relationship drama.
If watching Jennifer Garner kicking butt is your thing, save yourself the price of a movie ticket by skipping "Elektra" and watch her far superior free TV show "Alias."
Without a viable screenplay, there's nowhere for the character to go, and no way to avoid making her look silly.
No matter how many times I hear about the actress’ arresting good looks, I just can’t get past the fact that she always comes across as slightly mannish.
The unremittingly dour screen adaptation of the Marvel Comics character.
Laughably bad...a tepid, torpid comic-book movie that could accurately be described as this year's Catwoman.
True to form, Garner creates a strapping action character with as many foibles as muscles.
Sexy costumes, a fair amount of flesh, and a few well choreographed fight sequences can’t make up for the fact Elektra lacks heart.
The movie is more like a series of fight scenes and chases occasionally interrupted by sullen glances.
Substituting titillating triumph for tragedy, this adaptation of Marvel Comics’ knife-wielding knockout comes across as hopelessly blunted.
The thing about Elektra is, she flashes back so often you wonder if she may have experimented with acid back in her days at Superhero U.
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