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Elektra Movie

Yesterday I saw the movie “Elektra”, which starred: Jennifer Garner, Goran Visnjic, Terence Stamp, Jason Isaacs and Will Yun Lee.

The movie story involved the following: “What there is of it goes like this: Elektra (Garner) is an assassin, plagued by personal doubt --you know, that breed of film characters with whom we can all readily identify. She's so good that in an intriguing opening sequence, we see a powerful man literally sitting and waiting for her to come kill him. Then it's on to her next assignment--to take out a man and his teenage daughter, staying at a house on a tranquil lake. Instead of dispatching them immediately, Elektra finds herself drawn in by the warm-hearted Mark Miller (Goran Visnjic) and the spunky Abby (Kirsten Prout)--so much so that when it comes time to off them by bow and arrow some time later, she can't bring herself to let loose the arrow. But turning down the job means others will take her place, so she takes it upon herself to protect them. She shields them first from skilled ninja attackers, and then from the heavier guns. They include Typhoid Mary (Natassia Malthe), who literally breathes death on to her victims; Stone (Bob Sapp), a big, tough black guy who brushes buckshot off him like it's rubble; Tattoo (Chris Ackerman), who's eagle and snake tattoos spring to life; and Kiriji (Will Yun Lee), whose deadly martial arts skills rival Elektra's. They're all dispatched by The Hand, a sinister agency that soon sets their sites on Elektra herself. Aware that they're outgunned, she and her charges seek refuge with Stick (Terence Stamp), the master who trained her years ago.”

I give this movie a “C+”, and it is the worth of an admission ticket, a small popcorn and a small soft drink. The movie was a good action movie with excellent special effects. But the use of the supernatural distracted from the film.

posted by Frank LaFountaine @ 7:24 AM