Elektra
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: January 14, 2005 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
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18
Negative:
16
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
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SlateDavid Edelstein
Elektra isn't half-bad--only maybe two-fifths. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
One of the least effective comic book-to-movie stories to have come along in the past few years. Without a viable screenplay, there's nowhere for the character to go, and no way to avoid making her look silly. Read full review
50
VarietyBrian Lowry
Elektra proves no more than fitfully satisfying, a character-driven superhero yarn whose flurry of last-minute rewriting shows in a disjointed plot. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence Toppman
Watching this is like sitting by a pinsetter at a bowling alley. That's too bad, because the picture had potential. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
"Kill Bill" without irony, and without Quentin Tarantino's flair for cool dialogue and chop-socky action (and without Uma Thurman, for that matter), Elektra is a pretty-looking, pretty dull adaptation of the Marvel Comic about a dishy, deadly assassin. Read full review
50
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Her (Garner) grace and mystical abilities make for a lonely burden, and we are supposed to feel her pain. Instead, we feel our own for having to sit through this silly movie. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
This doesn't exactly set the world on fire, but I was charmed by its old-fashioned storytelling, which is refreshingly free of archness, self-consciousness, or "Kill Bill"-style wisecracks. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJami Bernard
An adequate but none-too-thrilling star vehicle for Jennifer Garner in flame-colored bustier and low-riding pants. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Leah McLaren
For the better part of this movie, Elektra appears to be a sensible, stylish young superhero. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
The role needs a steely, inhuman reserve, and Garner's innate likeability works against her. Read full review
50
Village VoiceBenjamin Strong
The pedestrian Elektra offers no surprises, and whether or not you'll appreciate its modest charms depends entirely on whether you too have been anticipating Garner's new outfit. Read full review
50
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
The fights are mostly cool, save the final one with too many quick cuts, and the morphing graffiti and tattoos are nifty. If only the rest of it weren't so stupid. Read full review
42
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A poorly written collection of comic-book movie cliches that offers nothing new to the genre, generates very little in the way of action thrills and plays like a self-important, humorless rip-off of "Kill Bill." Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
No question, the film's best special effect is Ms. Garner, especially when she's in costume. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesCarina Chocano
No fun at all. Read full review
40
SalonCharles Taylor
What's missing -- apart, of course, from a plot -- is any character development. Read full review
40
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Pinup appeal alone does not a compelling movie make. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'Hara
Enormous plot holes and a script that’s fatally light on character mean there’s few selling points beyond Jennifer Garner's corset... Read full review
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