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Elektra

Play trailer Poster for Elektra PG-13 Released Jan 14, 2005 1h 36m Action Adventure Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Studio dross of the lowest grade. Jul 14, 2015 Full Review James Croot Stuff.co.nz Even at just a slim 96 minutes, the film drags in places, with a predictable plot. Jan 31, 2022 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick R Just bad. Just very bad all around. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
20th Century Fox, Regency Enterprises, 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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