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Elektra is a 2005 movie directed by Rob Bowman. It is a spin-off sequel to the 2003 movie Daredevil, starring the Marvel comics character Elektra Natchios (played by Garner).

For the screenplay, Zak Penn, Stuart Zicherman, and Raven Metzner received "written by" credit. Mark Steven Johnson received credit for "motion picture characters" and Frank Miller for "comic book characters."

Plot

Continuing from Daredevil, Elektra is revived by Stick after dying from the mortal wounds she suffered from Bullseye. Then, Stick and his group of ninjas train her, but soon she is asked to leave and thus begins her life as an assassin. She receives an assignment to hunt down Mark Miller (Visnjic), and his 13-year-old daughter, Abby, whom the Order of the Hand — an evil group of assassins — also require for their order. Elektra inadvertenly befriends Miller and Abby and decides to protect them. She leads them to her old mentor, Stick (Stamp), to take care of them. However, Abby doesn't wish to stay with Stick until the Hand no longer desires her power. In an effort to let Abby lead a normal life, Elektra makes a deal with the Hand in which one battle against Kirigi will decide Abby's fate.

Just as Daredevil was for Matt Murdock, this film is about Elektra coping with her childhood experiences and putting them behind her.

Taglines:

Looks can kill.
Born to fight. Trained to kill.
Before she can find peace she will wage war.
She's all that stands between good and evil.

Critical reaction and box office

Much like the Daredevil film that preceded it, Elektra did not garner the warmest reaction from critics or fans. Even Jennifer Garner told ex-boyfriend Michael Vartan that the film was "just awful," and it was regarded as a box office failure. However, the film did considerably better on DVD and has since been regarded as an underrated entry into the genre. A slightly more polished 2-disc edition director's cut DVD was released in October 2005.

Cast

Jennifer Garner
– Elektra Natchios
Terence Stamp
– Stick
Will Yun Lee
– Kirigi
Goran Višnjić
– Mark Miller
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
– Roshi
Colin Cunningham
– McCabe
Jason Isaacs
– DeMarco
Hiro Kanagawa – Kinkou
Natassia Malthe
– Typhoid Mary
Jana Mitsoula – Young Elektra's Mother
Kirsten Prout – Abby Miller
Bob Sapp
– Stone
Chris Ackerman
– Tatoo
Edison T. Ribeiro– Kinkou

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Movies - Elektra

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