![]() It kept the action grounded and there are some decent kills (including head shots) but I was disappointed by the lack of hand to hand fight scenes or truly memorable set-pieces. That’s not to say I didn’t have a blast with Peppermint at the time as the action was slick even if it was a little small scale but there was no shaky cam or CG to ruin things. Her transformation from weak and timid mother to Sarah Connor type badass is mostly believable and you want her to take out the bad guys in as vicious a fashion as possible.Īside from that however, it’s generic fare and to be honest I only watched it last night and I have already forgotten most of it. North starts off as a struggling wife and mother who can barely afford food so her husband contemplates ripping off a local drug dealer… what could possibly go wrong? This first half of the film I really enjoyed as it made North and her family feel like normal every people who are struggling like the rest of us so we are rooting for her from the start. She is very sympathetic as Riley North and it’s a character I would like to see again if this turns into a franchise. It has a huge bodycount with her trying to sound tough spewing lines like “I’ll kill you all” and so on. You can tell Jennifer Garner loved sinking her teeth into a meaty role like this where she gets to kick all kinds of ass while taking no prisoners. She disappears for 5 years and comes back tooled up and ready to take out the trash. It is an R rated actioner so I guess they mostly just go under the radar and flourish when they hit home video.įrom the director of Taken (Pierre Morel) Peppermint stars Jennifer Garner who becomes a female Punisher after her family is murdered and justice escapes the perpetrators. Review: Peppermint has snuck into theatres this weekend with very little in the way of hype I don’t think I’ve seen any TV spots or trailers at all over the past few weeks. Eluding the underworld, the police and the FBI, Riley embarks on a deadly quest to deliver her own personal brand of punishment. Channeling frustration into motivation, the young widow spends years in hiding - honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force. When the system shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerrilla. Plot: Riley North awakens from a coma after surviving a brutal attack that killed her husband and daughter. Garner is a likable badass and there are some awesome R-rated kills but it’s still rather forgettable. Et en plus, ça se traîne et on s’y fait chier directum.Peppermint delivers the action goods and will find its audience when it hits home video. ![]() Don't trust the critics, this is a must see! … ExpandĮncore un film de vengeance féminine… je ne suis pas contre, bien au contraire quand c’est bien fait ou pas trop mal foutu… mais là Jennifer Garner, ça va pas le faire, ni Pierre Morel réalisateur français de daubes hollymerdiennes à la petite semaine : on dirait d’ailleurs l’une de ces Encore un film de vengeance féminine… je ne suis pas contre, bien au contraire quand c’est bien fait ou pas trop mal foutu… mais là Jennifer Garner, ça va pas le faire, ni Pierre Morel réalisateur français de daubes hollymerdiennes à la petite semaine : on dirait d’ailleurs l’une de ces bessonneries typiques basses du front et de plafond de chez Europacorp ! Et ce Peppermint ne fait pas exception à la règle : un scénar de crevard et bâclé qui ne ferait même pas bonne figure pour un téléfilm de seconde zone. I signed up to Metacritic tonight, just so I could leave a review because I was so disappointed with pretentious critics who think they know what makes a good film. ![]() I've always loved Jennifer Garner, but now, I have a serious girl crush on her. I have over 1200 movies on my VUDU account (we are a bit of a movie fanatic family) and this is on my top 5 of all time favorite action movies. This is now one of my new favorite movies. It was easy to empathize with her and cheer her on. As a 40-something soccer mom, I couldn't help but root for Riley. It was easy to Once again, the critics got it wrong! Did they see what I just watched? I've been waiting for Peppermint to come out after seeing the trailer, bought it tonight and couldn't wait to watch it with my husband. Once again, the critics got it wrong! Did they see what I just watched? I've been waiting for Peppermint to come out after seeing the trailer, bought it tonight and couldn't wait to watch it with my husband.
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