Peppermint

Name: Peppermint
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: September 7, 2018
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 29
Cast: Annie Ilonzeh, Cailey Fleming, Eddie Shin, Erin Carufel, Jeff Hephner

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STX Entertainment | Release Date: September 7, 2018 | R

Starring: Annie Ilonzeh, Cailey Fleming, Eddie Shin, Erin Carufel, Jeff Hephner, Jennifer Garner, John Boyd, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba, Method Man, Michael Mosley, Pell James, Richard Cabral, Tyson Ritter

Summary: Peppermint is an action thriller which tells the story of young mother Riley North (Jennifer Garner) who awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla.Peppermint is an action thriller which tells the story of young mother Riley North (Jennifer Garner) who awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force - eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI - as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice.… Expand

Director: Pierre Morel

Genre(s): Action, Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 101 min

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William Bibbiani

Sep 6, 2018

Whether you find it exciting or troubling might vary from person to person, but either way Jennifer Garner delivers a standout performance that demands recognition, and will hopefully lead to better action movie roles for the actor in the future. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Sep 6, 2018

In the stylishly directed but gratuitously nasty and cliché-riddled Peppermint, Garner plays essentially two characters cut from the same person. Read full review

Peter Hartlaub

Sep 6, 2018

Through a stellar effort by Jennifer Garner and some well-executed revenge sequences, Peppermint just feels good to watch. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Sep 6, 2018

While it's fun to watch Garner return to her action roots, the brute force haymaker that is Peppermint is a far cry from the sophisticated thrills of "Alias." Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

Sep 7, 2018

There's a morbidly hilarious dark comedy buried not-so-deep inside the lousy revenge thriller Peppermint. It's just probably not the movie that director Pierre Morel ("Taken," "District B13") and screenwriter Chad St. John intended to make. Read full review

Dominick Suzanne-Mayer

Sep 6, 2018

If Peppermint has one thing going for it, and it’s by and large the only one, it’s Garner. Read full review

Brian Thompson

Sep 8, 2018

A failure on virtually every level, Peppermint is a slapdash, half-hearted affront to anyone unfortunate enough to get caught in its crosshairs. Read full review

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MustangGirl

Sep 8, 2018

Im very annoyed that these critics rated this movie the way that they did. Just saw it today and I think it's a great comeback film for Jennifer Garner. She did something in this film that most NEVER do. I won't ruin it for those you haven't seen the film. Great film! Worth seeing. I hopeIm very annoyed that these critics rated this movie the way that they did. Just saw it today and I think it's a great comeback film for Jennifer Garner. She did something in this film that most NEVER do. I won't ruin it for those you haven't seen the film. Great film! Worth seeing. I hope she decides to do more films in the future.… Expand

8 of 10 users found this helpful82

RmyWif

Nov 30, 2018

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. As a 40-something soccer mom, I couldn't help but root for Riley. It was easy toOnce 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. As a 40-something soccer mom, I couldn't help but root for Riley. It was easy to empathize with her and cheer her on. This is now one of my new favorite movies. How this has a low rating is beyond me..... 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. I've always loved Jennifer Garner, but now, I have a serious girl crush on her. She's bad ass. 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. Don't trust the critics, this is a must see!… Expand

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FelicityFenwick

Sep 7, 2018

No clue what the critics saw, but this is a fun action movie! I've always loved Jennifer Garner's ass-kicking ways (she's been wasted in sentimental dramas for the last decade or so). It's MUCH better than something like the new Willis Death Wish. Check it out....

7 of 11 users found this helpful74

MaxPayneIsGod

Jan 28, 2019

By the numbers revenge flick. Totally implausable and at times down-right silly. But at the end of the day it was a bit of fun and perfect if you need to switch your brain off

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rhldr

Sep 15, 2018

Better than average action movie. Garner is compelling as lead. A little slow getting started then moved along the last 2/3 of movie. Good choice for a matinee or eventually a rental.

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elane15

Sep 16, 2018

I thought the idea was good, but the execution of this movie was poor. Personally didn’t think that Jennifer Garner was the right fit for this movie.

2 of 3 users found this helpful21

Broyax

Dec 22, 2020

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 cesEncore 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. Et encore. Et en plus, ça se traîne et on s’y fait chier directum. Quant à Jennifer, eh bien, elle est gentille mais elle assure pas une cacahuète sur ce (mauvais) coup-là : elle est au moins au diapason du film, c’est-à-dire tout en bas…

Bref, ça ne vaut pas un pet, même pas un pet de travers, ni une flatulence furtive : c’est gros comme une maison et ça pue du fion !… Expand

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