E is for Elektra

September 2024 Movie Challenge-Day 5

Today is the second in a two part look at the Daredevil and Elektra films from the mid-2000s. Unfortunately, on re-watching them, neither are particularly good, though Elektra did land slightly better for me than Daredevil.

Jennifer Garner returns in Elektra even after meeting her demise at the end of Daredevil two years earlier.

So let me start off today’s essay by saying I never watched Alias. I know it’s pretty much the role that made Jennifer Garner a star to whatever level she is (was), but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single moment from any episode. But I’ve been a fan of Garner’s for as long as I can remember. No, she hasn’t won any major awards outside of Alias, but I usually enjoy her films more than I probably should.

As a 20-something male when this movie came out, I was THE target demographic, lured in by images of a fit and trim Garner in the skin tight red outfit, kicking ass through the film for an hour and a half. Had we had things like Letterboxd and Trakt back then, I probably would have added everything in her filmography to my watchlist and certainly would have checked out Alias at some point. (Side note, I worked at a bookstore up until about a year before this film came out and I can remember now stocking a number of Alias novels on the shelves and seeing Garner’s face looking out from the covers).

Interestingly, I have two more Jennifer Garner films on my list for this challenge in September which I believe will vault her into a tie atop my most watched actors list on Letterboxd for 2024. I might just need to watch one more of her films to break the eventual tie with Charlie Chaplin.