Elektra

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Elektra

PG-13

Released Jan 14, 2005

1h 36m

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Assassin-for-hire Elektra (Jennifer Garner) works for a mysterious international organization known as the Hand, for which she kills her targets without question, and in a conspicuous red bustier, no less. When the Hand asks her to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kirsten Prout), while they're on holiday, Elektra's conscience kicks in and she decides to protect her targets rather than eliminate them. Of course, the Hand isn't so willing to let them off the hook.

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Critics Consensus

Jennifer Garner inhabits her role with earnest gusto, but Elektra's tone deaf script is too self-serious and bereft of intelligent dialogue to provide engaging thrills.

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Chris Stuckmann

ChrisStuckmann.com

The real issue I have with this movie is how uneventful so much of it feels.

Rated: C-

May 1, 2020

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Paul Byrnes

Sydney Morning Herald

If the film isn't as bad as some others in the comics-to-cinema genre (Halle Berry's Catwoman has rather lowered the bar), that's not to say it's good.

Jul 14, 2015

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Studio dross of the lowest grade.

Jul 14, 2015

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James Croot

Stuff.co.nz

Even at just a slim 96 minutes, the film drags in places, with a predictable plot.

Jan 31, 2022

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Deryck Swan

The List

The special effects are well realized and enough attention is paid to the character of Elektra to make her a formidable rival to any number of Wolverines.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 23, 2019

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Leona Laurie

Geek Girl Authority

This movie passes the Bechdel Test and the Knope Friendship Test. It's also way better than it gets credit for.

Aug 29, 2018

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Nick R

Just bad. Just very bad all around.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

11/13/24

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alan g

Very pretty actors but not much action. No such thing as Indonesian warrior beads.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/24/24

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Audience Member

Movie had almost no action and dragged on. Liked her alot better in the Deadpool and wolverine movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/04/24

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The G

I really enjoy this movie, I like it but there are a lot of things that could have been fixed like maybe the villain he is very bad and very forgettable! Otherwise, the movie is one of the worst Marvel movies ever made, but as a character, Jennifer Garner does a unique job in this role and I think she does well. She is much better than the one in Daredevil on NETFLIX. Naturally, Jennifer Garner in Daredevil with Ben Affleck does it even more uniquely, but unfortunately there is no sequel and there won't be. I'm going to see Deadpool & Wolverine on July 26th and I hope she's in, even if it's just a cameo!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

07/24/24

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Austin S

Just it doesn't add anything to Elektra's character arc and doesn't seem to follow the events of Ben Affleck's Daredevil movie

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/22/24

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Liam W

I don’t even know what I just watched. If you thought Daredevil was messy, wait till you see Elektra. Now there were times where I had the slightest bit of entertainment value, but it gets ruined by cutting away to something else. It’s not like the acting is terrible, but I didn’t understand what was going on half the time, and the characters didn’t help with that at all. Right from the get go this movie was a jumbled mess. This movie doesn’t have any basic storytelling structure! There was no climax, there was no resolution, there wasn’t even really a theme. I thought that the first Daredevil was pretty bad, but seeing how bad this is made me realize how fortunate I was when watching Daredevil, not having to sit through Elektra.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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Synopsis

Assassin-for-hire Elektra (Jennifer Garner) works for a mysterious international organization known as the Hand, for which she kills her targets without question, and in a conspicuous red bustier, no less. When the Hand asks her to kill Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and his daughter, Abby (Kirsten Prout), while they're on holiday, Elektra's conscience kicks in and she decides to protect her targets rather than eliminate them. Of course, the Hand isn't so willing to let them off the hook.

Director: Rob Bowman
Producer: Avi Arad, Gary Foster, Arnon Milchan
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Raven Metzner, Stuart Zicherman
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Regency Enterprises, 20th Century Fox, Marvel Enterprises
Rating: PG-13 (Action/Violence)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 14, 2005, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 26, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.4M
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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