By far the worst comic book adaptation to date.
1. The story went by WAY too fast and with too many gaps in between. It was like they spent so much time trying to get the film made in a hurry and most of their budget on the fight scenes, that they had nothing left to show the audience.
2. I love Ben, but not in this movie. He just doesn't cut it as a superhero anymore than Matt Damon did in the Bourne Identity. Better for them to stick with dramatic roles I think. Add to that the fact that Ben had more on-screen chemistry with his character's legal partner than Elektra.
3. The fight scenes. Oh God...they were so laughable. A cheaply made cross between Crouching Tiger and the Matrix. Extremely fake looking, and even with movie magic they still couldn't make Matt and Elektra look like they knew how to fight.
The only saving grace was Colin Farrell's performance. He stole the show much as Tom Arnold did in True Lies. The plane scene (I won't say more for fear of ruining it for the rest of you) had me in stitches.
Overall I give it a 2 out of 10 and hope that this is the only one they make...since they left room for a sequel at the end. Although I personally think that this would have made a great t.v. series.
1. The story went by WAY too fast and with too many gaps in between. It was like they spent so much time trying to get the film made in a hurry and most of their budget on the fight scenes, that they had nothing left to show the audience.
2. I love Ben, but not in this movie. He just doesn't cut it as a superhero anymore than Matt Damon did in the Bourne Identity. Better for them to stick with dramatic roles I think. Add to that the fact that Ben had more on-screen chemistry with his character's legal partner than Elektra.
3. The fight scenes. Oh God...they were so laughable. A cheaply made cross between Crouching Tiger and the Matrix. Extremely fake looking, and even with movie magic they still couldn't make Matt and Elektra look like they knew how to fight.
The only saving grace was Colin Farrell's performance. He stole the show much as Tom Arnold did in True Lies. The plane scene (I won't say more for fear of ruining it for the rest of you) had me in stitches.
Overall I give it a 2 out of 10 and hope that this is the only one they make...since they left room for a sequel at the end. Although I personally think that this would have made a great t.v. series.