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2005 - Action/Adventure - Rob Bowman - English - 12 years and over - Jennifer Garner, Terence Stamp, Will Yun Lee, Goran Visnjic, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa more

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In this sequel to DAREDEVIL, the Marvel series is drawn upon once again to present the mysterious and powerful character of Elektra (Jennifer Garner), a professional assassin with...
more...special skills. Clad in a red suit, she relies on her mental acuity, which allows her to see a short distance into the future. With this talent she can stalk her victims and kill them before they are even aware of her presence. She is cold and introspective to a fault, shunning all human contact in favour of meditating on her powers. Even so, she is haunted by the memories of her youth, when as a small girl she witnessed her mother's brutal murder by a mysterious horned enemy. When a mission leads her to a father and daughter, Mark (Goran Visnjic) and Abby (Kirsten Prout), something deep inside her causes her to abort the assassination. But before she knows it, a team of the highly dangerous ninja experts called the Hand are sent to take out Mark and Abby themselves. The leader of the Hand, Kirigi (Will Yun Lee), has a greater objective in mind for Mark and Abby, and Elektra decides to defend the helpless twosome until she solves the mystery behind why the Hand wants them dead. Highlights of the film centre on Elektra's impressive moves in her red-hot suit, flinging her Sai weapons with menacing accuracy. Plentiful action scenes and special effects certainly add some high-intrigue moments to the plot, but there is also a softer side to ELEKTRA, which is about mothers and daughters. Elektra frequently flashes back to her mother's death and her memories of youth, while in present time she is forming a bond with young Abby, providing for some tender moments.





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Elektric? Not Quite.
A review by mkkreuk on Elektra (DVD)
August 22nd, 2007


Author's product rating:   Elektra (DVD) - rated by mkkreuk

Did you enjoy it? Liked it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Unmemorable 
Special Effects Unmemorable 
Soundtrack Outstanding 

Advantages: Jennifer Garner in tight outfits .  She also makes out with a chick !
Disadvantages: Poor acting especially by the villains, overuse of special effects .  .  .

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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Elektra continues from Daredevil, were Elektra (Jennifer Garner of ALIAS fame) was killed off by BullsEye and here she has been mystical revived from the dead and here is here quest to fashion her own path, often deviating between bad and good.

That is as far as i will go with the plot as i do not wish to spoil it for you guys but i thought it was a fairly interesting film, despite some poor acting in places. The story i though was quite brilliant at points, especially at the beginning but the Direction was pretty shoddy.

The final fight scene between good and evil was hugely anti-climactic and overused slow motion which made the fight scene drag on where not needed.

Its still a nice way to spend 90 mins for comic book fans and Jennifer Garner admirers out there.

It also has a nice special features bit where you can link back to Daredevil and Ben Affleck gets a bit of a cameo.

All in all a nice action film, without being overly happy! 

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How does it compare to similar films? Satisfactory 
How does it compare to others by the same director? Not applicable 
Value for Money Satisfactory 
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