Director: Rob Bowman
Witers: Mark Stephen Johnson, Frank Miller
Stars: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Will Yun Lee
Based on the comic books written by Frank Miller, Elektra tells the semi-typical story of an assassin who grows a soft spot. As a girl who witnessed the death of her mother, Elektra (Jennifer Garner) becomes a reckless vigilante who, in the prequel Daredevil, is killed in action. Resurrected by a blind martial arts teacher, she finds work upon release as an assassin against a group of power-hungry villains called The Hand. When she's called to work on one last mission, the dreams from the night of her mother's death foreshadow the events to come.
This film kicks off with an anxious feel, Garner leaping in the shadows to attack with barely a sound. It's dark and gloomy, and at times, slow. I was sometimes left guessing at how she noticed the things that made me jump. The targets she's assigned with may be the greatest part of the movie; they seem so innocent at first, but there's a whole other story that Elektra doesn't know. Garner plays the perfect role of a femme fatale in Elektra's signature red, tight-fitting costume and offensive knives. She also did well with Elektra's OCD side, the surpressed quirks that make her lovable and deadly all at once.
