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Elektra - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) |
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Elektra - The Director's Cut (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
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by Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Sales Rank: 34044
Price: $17.99
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While 2003's <I>Daredevil</I> was a conventional superhero movie, the 2005 spinoff, <I>Elektra</I>, is more of a <I>wuxia</I>-styled martial arts/fantasy flick. Elektra (Jennifer Garner) has returned to her life as a hired assassin, but she balks at an assignment to kill a single father (Goran Visnjic, <I>ER</I>) and his teenage daughter (Kirsten Prout). That makes her the target of the Hand, an organization of murderous ninjas, scheming corporate types, and a band of stylish supervillains seeking to eliminate Elektra and tip the balance of power in the ongoing battle of good vs. evil.<p> <p> As the star of <I>Alias</I>, 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"?). <p> <p> Is <I>Elektra</I> better than <I>Daredevil</I>? Not really, even with the distinct advantage of having all Garner and no Ben Affleck. That could be the spinoff's greatest disappointment: after <I>Spider-Man 2</I> raised the bar for comic-book movies, <I>Elektra</I> lowered it back to <I>Daredevil</I>'s level. Directed by Rob Bowman (the <I>X-Files</I> movie), and featuring Terence Stamp as the mysterious mentor Stick, Will Yun Lee (<I>Die Another Day</I>) as the chief villain, and NFL-player-turned-mixed-martial-arts-champion Bob Sapp as the immovable Stone. <I>--David Horiuchi</I>
Viewer Reviews
Jennifer Garner reprises a major character in the Daredevil movie for this comic book-styled romp in the martial arts. Elektra (Garner) is a hired assassin who refuses to go forward with an assigned hit, which doesn't sit well with an evil organization.
The shadows that twists and turns the soul of Elektra are not heavily delved into, as the focus is on action. Garner has a striking presence, but is underutilized due to the character never fully stepping away from the comics.
The bonus material is outstanding, with a documentary on the character - which includes an interview with Frank Miller - and an in-depth "making of" documentary and film commentary by director Rob Bowman and editor Kevin Stitt.
Ultimately, though, there was potential missed to turn Elektra into a solid movie franchise.
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