"Elektra: The Hand & the Devil" is an American 11-minute live action short film from 2009, so this one has its 10th anniversary two years from now. Back then writer and director Chris R. Notarile was in his mid-20s. He came up with the story together with Kim Santiago, the actress who plays the title character here. I personally must say I somewhat enjoyed the watch. We are in the universe of Daredevil, even if he is not the biggest and most central character this time. This is much more about Elektra and her struggles with villains and good guys as well as her oh so normal life in her human form. When rating this film, you have to keep in mind the production background. This is not a multi million dollar project. It is basically a fan film. And I believe Notarile proved here that he can also deliver when it comes to female central characters as well as non-horror films. I have seen and liked some of his other stuff too and this is another movie by him I enjoyed. A lot of that also has to do with lead actress Santiago, who played her part very well and of course is incredibly easy on the eye too. There is nothing wrong with this work. Quite the opposite. They managed to get in really a lot of plots and stories in these 10 minutes (without credits) and I was surprised how it never felt rushed. The rating here on IMDb is too low in my opinion. I recommend watching this little movie. You will hopefully enjoy it as much as I did.
