Elektra (2005)

Elektra the warrior survives a near-death experience, becomes an assassin-for-hire, and tries to protect her two latest targets, a single father and his young daughter, from a group of supernatural assassins.

Director:

Rob Bowman

Writers:

Mark Steven Johnson (motion picture characters), Frank Miller (comic book characters),

Stars:

Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Kirsten Prout

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jennifer Garner	...	Elektra
Goran Visnjic	...	Mark Miller
Kirsten Prout	...	Abby Miller
Will Yun Lee	...	Kirigi
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa	...	Roshi
Terence Stamp	...	Stick
Natassia Malthe	...	Typhoid
Bob Sapp	...	Stone
Chris Ackerman	...	Tattoo
Edson T. Ribeiro	...	Kinkou
Colin Cunningham	...	McCabe
Hiro Kanagawa	...	Meizumi
Mark Houghton	...	Bauer
Laura Ward	...	Young Elektra
Kurt Max Runte	...	Nikolas Natchios

Storyline

In the ultimate battle between good and evil stands a warrior who makes the choice that tips the balance. A strong, mysterious and a deadly sexy action heroine - a lethal synthesis of grace and power. Not long after recovering from seemingly mortal wounds, Elektra has severed all ties with the world, living only for her next assignment. But in an unexpected turn of events, she is forced to make a decision that can take her life in a new direction - or destroy her. Key players in Elektra's journey are Stick, a blind martial arts master responsible for Elektra's "resurrection," and Mark Miller and Abby Miller, a father and daughter on the run from The Hand, a powerful syndicate whose members practice the dark martial art of ninjitsu.

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Plot Keywords:

assassin | battle | action heroine | ninjitsu | resurrection | 

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Taglines:

Born to fight. Trained to kill.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Fantasy | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for action violence

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English Japanese

Release Date:

14 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ilektra

Filming Locations:

Capilano River Regional Park, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$43,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$582,919 (France) (18 March 2005)

Gross:

$24,407,944 (USA) (25 March 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Regency Enterprises, Marvel Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 100 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Goran Visnjic filmed this movie while on summer hiatus of his television series, ER.

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Goofs

During one flashback, Elektra goes back to her ride in the ambulance when she dies. The paramedics use a defibrillator on her. A defibrillator is only supposed to be used on bare skin but they have it being used over a leather vest. (This was most likely done to help connect the flashback to her final scene in Daredevil by showing the costume she wore that night.)

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Quotes

Bauer: Who do you think's coming for you?
DeMarco: You may have heard of her. Her name... is Elektra.
Bauer: [scoffs]
DeMarco: You find that funny?
Bauer: She's an urban legend, sir. That woman died years ago.
DeMarco: Really? Well, then somebody must have brought her back from the dead.

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Crazy Credits

In the credits, many Roman letters are replaced either by their Greek equivalents or by similar-looking characters (for instance, Sigma resembles the capital letter E).

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum-41 (2005)

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Soundtracks

"JINGLE BELLS"
Written by Alan Ett and James McMillen
Courtesy of Opus 1 Production Music Library

User Reviews

Entertaining popcorn movie

I'm not a comic fan, so I know nothing about this character. However, I found the movie to be action-packed and very entertaining.

My companions for this feature were a 12 year old girl and a 12 year old boy, as well as another mom. We all enjoyed the movie, and Garner's muscles and stunt work were impressive. This is a must-see for martial arts fans, in my opinion.

The visuals were stunning, as were the special effects. This movie is not deep drama, but was very well-made for its genre. Since I don't care for comic books or the movies about them, I expected this film to be a stinker. I was pleasantly surprised when it held my interest.