May 14, 2005
Elektra
Jennifer Garner .... Elektra
Goran Visnjic .... Mark Miller
Kirsten Prout .... Abby Miller
Terence Stamp .... Stick
Colin Cunningham .... McCabe
Will Yun Lee .... Kirigi
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa .... Roshi
Natassia Malthe .... Typhoid
Bob Sapp .... Stone
Chris Ackerman .... Tattoo
Edson T. Ribeiro .... Kinkou
Good fight scenes but that's it.
Plot and story lines are way too disjointed. The filmmakers touch on one subject, only to pull back and not provide any answers, and then move on to another subject.
Crappy acting. Lots of scenery chewing and lots of character development that just goes flat.
Action scenes are artful and exciting. They make use of Jennifer Garner's already acquired fighting skills (from working on Alias). Good special effects, especially the tattoos.
What saves this from getting 4 pitchforks is that Goran Visnjic looks good in this movie and Jennifer Garner is HOT. I was coveting her hair during the movie plus the make up job on her eyes. Smokin'!
The DVD has a few extras. The standard "making of" documentary, plus some deleted scenes, which aren't really that exciting. There's a feature called "Inside the Editing Studio" in which the Director shows you clips of the film. Which makes no sense because it's not as if those scenes weren't in the film. I could understand if that feature was broadcast somewhere before the movie came out, but it really shouldn't have been included on the DVD because it's pointless.
Overall, rent only if you're in the mood for an action movie low on plot and good acting. Otherwise, don't bother.
Posted by xinh at May 14, 2005 12:44 AM