I think we can all agree that, to some extent, all vigilante, Taken-esque revenge films are morally irresponsible on some level. Image via IndieWire Peppermint‘s Form of Morality is Completely Wrong I would’ve been ready to take that journey to exhaustion with her if she was in a better movie. By the end of the movie, she is physically and mentally exhausted. Peppermint is such a great reminder of her talents as a performer. We’ve come to a time where an entire generation of people only knows her from commercials. Honestly, I want more from Jennifer Garner in general. Her reactions to getting hit are so great that it makes it that much better when she actually lands a punch. Not only do you believe in every punch she throws, but she adds a certain vulnerability to the action that makes her believable as an actual human, not just an action movie superhero that is impervious to everything from bullets to punches to general fatigue. Garner is one of the more convincing action heroines of recent memory. Well, her character is very poorly written, but she’s not the one to blame for that. Jennifer Garner got freakin’ jacked for this movie! Given all the problems that Peppermint has (which we will certainly get to), Jennifer Garner isn’t one of them. Image via Bustle We Need More Badass Roles from Jennifer Garner It’s time for her to become a commanding presence in film once more, don’t you think? Maybe it was Daredevil and Elektra that did her in on that front (it probably was), but it is nice to see Garner go back to her roots in a sense. I don’t blame anyone for doing so, but we forget that most of her early work was in action movies. She was even in Love, Simonearlier this year as a mom! Ever since Juno, whether it was on her own volition or not, Garner has been typecast as a movie mom. If you’re a younger movie fan (or are more of a casual viewer), odds are you would only know Jennifer Garner as your movie mom…or the nice lady from the Capital One commercials. As law enforcement quickly finds out, it’s Riley, and she’s been training…and she’s hungry for the justice she was denied. Almost immediately, she disappears.Ĭut to five years later and an unknown figure is cleaning up crime-ridden areas of the city. But after the criminals are acquitted of all charges due to a few technicalities, Riley is out of luck. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Richard Cabral, John Gallagher Jr., Juan Pablo Raba, John Ortiz, and Method ManĪfter her daughter and husband are tragically gunned down at a local carnival in Los Angeles, Riley (Garner) seeks justice for the violent act through the legal system. The following review will be spoiler free. But somehow, Peppermint manages to fail in this pursuit. More specifically, put a well-known actor in the lead role as they seek revenge against villains that are obviously evil with no room for interpretation. His smash hit thriller Taken made studio executives realize the simplicity that can come with the action movie setup. Pierre Morel deserves a lot of credit (and some of the blame) for the current state of action movies.
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