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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "ELEKTRA" (2004) (Jennifer Garner, Kirsten Prout) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Minor Mild Extreme Moderate Extreme Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Moderate Minor Extreme None Mild Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Mild None Moderate Moderate Extreme QUICK TAKE: Action/Adventure: A hired assassin decides not to kill her latest targets but rather save them from supernatural ninjas. PLOT: Having been resurrected from death by her blind sensei, Stick (TERENCE STAMP), but then kicked out by him due to her inability to control her rage, Elektra (JENNIFER GARNER) has become a contract killer who takes hit jobs arranged by her agent, McCabe (COLIN CUNNINGHAM). Her latest assignment is to kill Mark Miller (GORAN VISNJIC) and his 13-year-old daughter Abby (KIRSTEN PROUT) who are on the run from an evil syndicate known as "The Hand" and headed by Roshi (CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA). That group is after a treasure that's related to those targets, but just as Elektra is about to kill them, she has second thoughts, partly due to troubling memories of her own mother's death. Accordingly, she kills some supernatural ninjas sent by Roshi and then goes on the run with Mark and Abby, asking for help from both McCabe and Stick. Roshi thus sends his ninja son, Kirigi (WILL YUN LEE), who -- with his minions Typhoid (NATASSIA MALTHE), Stone (BOB SAPP), Tattoo (CHRIS ACKERMAN) and Kinkou (EDSON T. RIBEIRO) -- set out to find the Millers and get their hands on that treasure. From that point on, Elektra uses her every resource to battle the supernaturally enabled ninjas and protect the teen and her father. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of anyone in the cast, movies based on comic books, or martial arts type flicks, they just might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For action violence. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: JENNIFER GARNER plays an assassin for hire who kills many people but can't complete her next job when it means killing Abby and her father. Tormented by her past and anger within, she tries to protect the two of them while battling Kirigi and his minions. She uses some profanity. KIRSTEN PROUT plays the young teenager who Elektra is supposed to kill, but turns out to be harboring a secret that's made her attractive to The Hand. She briefly uses some profanity. GORAN VISNJIC plays her father who wants to protect her and finds himself drawn to Elektra. He uses some profanity. WILL YUN LEE plays the black arts ninja who wants to kill Elektra and Mark and then bring Abby into his fold. CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA plays his father who runs the secret organization and wants his son and others to get Abby. TERENCE STAMP plays Elektra's blind sensei who's still training her, albeit in unexpected ways. NATASSIA MALTHE plays one of Kirigi's minions, a woman who kills most anything she touches, breathes on or kisses. BOB SAPP plays her hulking comrade. CHRIS ACKERMAN plays another ninja who's able to summon the spirits of animals tattooed on his body. EDSON T. RIBEIRO plays Kirigi's fourth minion who assists in their mission. COLIN CUNNINGHAM plays Elektra's agent who arranges her various assassination projects. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a brief summary of the content found in this action-adventure flick that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 4 "s" words, while a few other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Some brief, sexually related dialogue occurs, while some women are seen in somewhat revealing attire in a few scenes, a man and woman briefly kiss, and a deadly woman plants a long kiss on another woman (the intent is violence, but it's somewhat played in a titillating girl-on-girl fashion). Violence consists of all sorts of fight scenes where people punch, kick or otherwise strike others, sometimes with weapons that result in various deaths (mostly of supernatural beings that dissolve away into a flash of light). There's very little related blood, but some of that material and other scenes may be unsettling or suspenseful to some viewers, and some of that action, fighting and other stunts may be enticing for some kids to imitate. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including the heroine who is initially a hired assassin known for the high body counts surrounding her work. There's brief drinking as well as some flashback material regarding a girl discovering her recently murdered mother (while a current girl's mother is also noted as having been murdered in the past). If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, some of the rapidly moving shots and related editing may induce such feelings. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Elektra's target has a drink. Mark offers Elektra beer or wine, but she asks for just water. He later has a bottle of beer in front of him. Mark brings Elektra wine or an after dinner drink, but while she finally accepts it, she doesn't drink any. BLOOD/GORE In a flashback to Elektra finding her recently murdered mom, we briefly see a little blood on a closeup of the body Typhoid blows a kiss at a man's face, causing various small cracks to appear in it (we don't know his fate). Mark has a little bit of blood on his face. Abby whips her magical chain at Kirigi, slightly cutting his face (we see a tiny bit of blood). Typhoid blows her poisonous breath toward Abby, causing some small cracks in her face. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE All of those who work for "The Hand" have bad attitudes for wanting to seize Abby and kill Mark and Elektra. Those opposed to the practice and/or use of supernatural powers and such should note that such behavior occurs in the film. Elektra is a hired assassin who not only kills her targets, but also leaves a high body count in the wake of doing so. McCabe is Elektra's agent who arranges assassination jobs for her. Elektra catches Abby after she's broken into her rental home and attempted to steal some sort of jewelry. Kirigi says he won't be defeated by a "mere woman." FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence" may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. We see the shadow of someone in Elektra's rental home and Elektra quickly moves to find and stop whoever it is. When she sees a figure move by, she throws a box cutter that impales the person's shirtsleeve to the wall (it turns out to be Abby). We see a flashback to Elektra's childhood where she sees flash images of a demon in her mother's bedroom. Elektra twice nearly shoots a powerful bow and arrow at Mark and Abby, but just can't get herself to do that. Elektra sees some eagle graffiti suddenly peeling off a wall and becoming three-dimensional and tells Mark and Abby to rush into a car. We then see that eagle fly back and then into Tattoo's skin. Elektra senses that Kirigi and his minions have arrived and that she and the others don't have a chance to escape. McCabe, however, sends them into an escape tunnel through which they race. Two wolf spirits come out of Tattoo and then race through the woods after Elektra, Mark and Abby. We see a spider ride its webbing down to a floor under a bed and then dissolve into something that flows into the floorboards. A large number of large snakes come out of Tattoo's skin and race after Abby in an outdoor maze. She kills some with her magical chain, but one trips her, others wrap around her and she's suddenly covered by them (and screaming). Abby seems dead after an encounter with Typhoid, but Elektra manages to bring her back to life. GUNS/WEAPONS Machine guns/Handguns/Daggers/Swords/Other martial arts & magical weapons: Carried and/or used to threaten, wound or kill others. See "Violence" for details. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "I don't take bullsh*t well," "Frickin,'" "I'm bored out of my skull," "Blind my ass," "Damn you," "That's messed up" and "You're a pain in the ass." Some kids may be enticed to imitate all of the martial arts and other fighting and stunt related action. Elektra occasionally wears midriff-revealing tops. Abby tells of putting glue in someone's shoes in the past. We see some miscellaneous graffiti (but not the act of applying it). Somewhat upset that Elektra has brought her marks to his house, McCabe jokingly puts his shotgun barrel to his chin and asks if she wants to pull the trigger or if he should do it. JUMP SCENES While performing something akin to yoga with Abby (where both are quiet), Elektra suddenly lunges at Abby (played for laughs on her part, but it may startle some viewers). MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) An extreme amount of ominous, suspenseful and dramatic music plays in the film. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 4 "s" words, 1 slang term for sex ("laid"), 3 damns, 2 asses, 2 S.O.B.s, 1 hell, and 1 use each of "G-damn," "Jesus" and "Jesus Christ." SEX/NUDITY The camera briefly focuses on Elektra's butt in her tight and form-fitting leather pants. After McCabe tells Elektra that she's working too hard and needs sleep, he asks if she even gets "laid." We see a few brief shots of Elektra in a bikini as she swims. Typhoid shows some cleavage. Mark and Elektra briefly do some clothed, passionate kissing while standing. Elektra wears a tight, leather top that's cut low in the front, showing some cleavage. Typhoid plants a kiss on Elektra in an unsuccessful attempt to kill her. While violence is the intent, the scene is played in something of a titillating, girl-on-girl fashion. SMOKING None. TENSE FAMILY SCENES We see various flashbacks to Elektra's childhood where she discovers that her mother has been murdered. Mark states that Abby's mother was killed by a drunk driver, but we later learn that's not the truth (as it was The Hand that had her killed). TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT Those opposed to the practice and/or use of supernatural powers and such should note that such behavior occurs in the film. Obsessive-compulsive disorder. We see various flashbacks to Elektra's childhood where she discovers that her mother has been murdered. The comment that some lessons cannot be taught, but must be lived. VIOLENCE As Elektra makes her way to her next target, we see a body hit the ground hard. Moments later, we hear gunfire and then the target's bodyguard fires a machine gun through a door, believing Elektra to be behind it. He then goes out to investigate and tries to hit Elektra, but she blocks his punch and then delivers punches and kicks to him. As she prepares to kill her target (who's seated and facing away from her), we see him preparing a handgun to use on her, but she then throws her large dagger through both the back of the chair and him (no blood). We see flashback footage of Elektra hitting training opponents quite hard with a martial arts pole. We see the shadow of someone in Elektra's rental home and Elektra quickly moves to find and stop whoever it is. When she sees a figure move by, she throws a box cutter that impales the person's shirtsleeve to the wall (it turns out to be Abby). Two assassins show up at Mark and Abby's house at night in the rain. One is on the roof and ready to kill Mark, but Elektra shows up and gets Mark back inside the house. She then runs and stabs one of her long daggers up through the porch ceiling, impaling the guy (he disintegrates in a green flash of light). The other assassin then throws various small blades at the three inside the house. Elektra then hits and kicks this man several times, while also avoiding his blades while diving over him on the floor. She eventually impales his hand on the wall, but he then kills himself on her blade and similarly dissolves in a flash of green light. Typhoid blows a kiss at a man's face, causing various small cracks to appear in it (we don't know his fate). Elektra goes to attack Stick, but he grabs and pins her to a pool table. McCabe blasts a window with his shotgun while shooting at a bird he believes to be part of The Hand. McCabe fires a shotgun blast through a door, but we then see Stone simply brushing the pellets off his body. He then knocks down the door, knocking McCabe to the floor. Kirigi then grabs McCabe and appears to be doing something to him, but we can't tell exactly what that is (putting him in a trance, harming him, etc.). Kirigi swings around and apparently strikes a person with his sword (possibly decapitating him), but we don't see the impact. Elektra throws one of her large daggers at Stone, but it simply bounces off him. He then knocks her backwards and then smashes the bottom of the large tree she ascends. That tree then ends up falling on and crushing him (he disappears in a green flash of light). Spirit type wolves attack Mark and Abby, with one of the minions then kicking and hitting Mark. Abby, however, flips over that minion with some sort of magical necklace/chain, with Elektra then throwing a dagger into him (he dissolves in a green flash of light). Abby then uses that chain to strike one of the spirit wolves, cutting it in half (it also dissolves in a green flash of light). Typhoid plants a deadly kiss on Elektra. Abby whips her magical chain at Typhoid, but Kirigi catches it (he flees when Stick arrives, and Elektra lives). Abby strikes many training opponents with a pole during practice. Elektra easily defends various sparring-type attacks on her by Abby. Sensing many assassins near her, Elektra turns on all of the gas jets on a stove. When they come in, she flings something that ignites the gas and causes a huge explosion (presumably injuring or killing all of them). Elektra and Kirigi battle (daggers vs. swords) in the middle of many billowing sheets flying or floating about them. He eventually holds his sword to her neck, but Abby interrupts him killing her. A shockwave of some sort knocks Elektra and Abby backwards in a room. Abby whips her magical chain at Kirigi, slightly cutting his face (we see a tiny bit of blood). Elektra breaks a ninja's neck. Typhoid blows her poisonous breath toward Abby, causing some small cracks in her face. Elektra and Kirigi battle again (daggers vs. swords), with him kicking her several times and injuring her. Elektra stabs a ninja twice with her daggers, sending him flying into a well. Elektra throws her sword a long way through a maze, eventually striking and killing a ninja. Reviewed January 11, 2005/ Posted January 14, 2005

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