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Elektra Review

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Critics scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 2.0
    34

    out of 100

    Metascore®
    Generally unfavorable reviews
    based on a weighted average of all
    critic review scores.

  • 30

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Michael Rechtshaffen

    Along comes Elektra to effectively lower the bar for Marvel Comics page-to-screen transitions.

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  • 30

    out of 100

    Wall Street Journal Joe Morgenstern

    Long on cutlery and décor (including, of course, the marvelously decorative Ms. Garner, of the TV series "Alias") and woefully short on narrative.

  • 33

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Just as all regular models can't be supermodels, so all action chicks can't be superheroines. Elektra Natchios turns out to be walled off rather than mysteriously alluring; blank rather than deep.

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  • 38

    out of 100

    Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

    Plays like a collision between leftover bits and pieces of Marvel superhero stories. It can't decide what tone to strike.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Manohla Dargis

    No question, the film's best special effect is Ms. Garner, especially when she's in costume.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano

    No fun at all.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    Variety

    Elektra proves no more than fitfully satisfying, a character-driven superhero yarn whose flurry of last-minute rewriting shows in a disjointed plot.

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  • 50

    out of 100

    USA Today Claudia Puig

    Her (Garner) grace and mystical abilities make for a lonely burden, and we are supposed to feel her pain. Instead, we feel our own for having to sit through this silly movie.

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For Families provided by Common Sense Media

Iffy for 13+

Violent comic book movie with lingerie costumes.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that this movie features extensive and graphic (for PG-13) comic book-style violence with a lot of martial arts fights. Many characters are killed. There are brief grisly images. Characters use some strong language (s-word, etc.).

  • Families can talk about Elektra's answer to Abby's question about why she does what she does. Why did she have to leave her training? What will she do next?

What to watch for
  • violence false5

    Violence: Extensive, graphic comic book-style violence.

  • sex false0

    Sex: A couple of kisses.

  • language false3

    Language: Strong language but nothing your teen hasn't heard.

  • consumerism false0

    Consumerism: Not an issue

  • drugsalcoholtobacco false0

    Drinking, drugs and smoking: Not an issue

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