This one hurts folks… deep in my heart it hurts. Everyone around here knows of my fondness for Jennifer Garner, so while the trailers for Elektra haven’t been any good, I’ve still been holding out hope that this DareDevil spin-off would be quality stuff.
The, the movie itself may not get released until tomorrow… but the reviews are already in… and my friends they are BAD. No, really really really bad. More than one critic has crowned Elektra this years Catwoman. Ouch… that hurts in the tender places. This is only the second or third time I can remember seeing a 0% rating on Rottentomatoes.com.
Well, let’s get on with the pain. Here’s what some of the critics are saying about Elektra:
“Scantily clad action heroine with a sexy-tough pout? Check. Supernatural bad-guy gang of tattooed, Goth-punk clowns? Check…. A half-hearted, prefabricated effort.”
— Rob Blackwelder, SPLICEDWIRE“The movie doesn’t thrill like sticking one’s finger in a 110 volt socket – it’s more akin to the small, tingling sensation one gets when licking a 9 volt battery.”
— Stefan Halley, HERO REALM“Devotees of awful filmmaking can’t go wrong with this one.”
— Michael Wilmington, CHICAGO TRIBUNE“Laughably bad…a tepid, torpid comic-book movie that could accurately be described as this year’s ‘Catwoman.'”
— Frank Swietek, ONE GUY’S OPINION
So there you have it folks. I think I’ll go tidy up the spare bedroom… I’m sure Jennifer will be over here shortly for some consoling.
