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When we last left Elektra – at the end of 2003’s
Daredevil – she was, umm, dead. Not much use if
she’s six feet under, blind sensei Stick (Terence Stamp)
brings her back to life – but she returns with a moving-box
full of baggage.
Still searching for meaning – and a smile – the
sexy brunette earns a crust popping off people. When she discovers
her latest target is an amiable father and daughter duo (Goran
Visnjic, Kirsten Prout), Elektra turns the tables on her client
– mumbo jumbo pack, The Hand - and goes after them instead.
There’s plenty of action, some imaginative special effects,
and one bodacious Betty in every frame, but regrettably Elektra
is little more than skin-tight pants and killer eyes.
Daredevil mightn’t have been a shade on the other
superhero films released at the same time, but at least it
offered the scent of a script. This is as by-the-numbers as
the lotto.
As weird as it is to admit (considering we’re currently
longing to see less of Mr Affleck), that rumoured cameo by
Ben Affleck as Daredevil – which isn’t in
the film, it's in the deleted scenes - might have given the
film an extra little something.
There are enough well staged stunts and skirmishes to keep
the teen brigade happy but anyone looking for Spider-Man
best join up at Blockbuster.
DVD Extras
Considering its previous DVD releases have been loaded with
more extras than a Subway sandwich, Marvel's Elektra
disc is a pretty weak effort. I imagine it has something to
do with Jennifer Garner distancing herself from the film once
it was obvious the movie was going to make less money than
a supermarket manager does in a financial year.
There’s a EPK (electronic press kit)-style ‘making
of’ which is as boring as batshit, a few deleted scenes
(one of them is interesting because it’s the rumoured
cameo by Ben Affleck, reprising his role as Matt Murdock from
Daredevil), and a featurette on the different comic
book artists that have worked on the comic character over
the years – nothing really to do with the film, but at
least it’s interesting.
Conclusion: Movie 60% Extras: 70%
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