![]() Riley wants justice, and insists on going through with it anyway. He warns Riley that Garcia will retaliate. Carmichael's partner, Detective Beltran, is reluctant to press charges against them though, as they're members of Garcia's cartel. She goes to the police station and identifies the trio of shooters. She's wounded as well, but survives.Ī Detective Carmichael visits Riley in the hospital, and vows to help her find the men who killed her family. As Chris and Carly walk ahead, they're brutally gunned down by three of Garcia's men, right in front of Riley's eyes. Carly orders peppermint ice cream, giving the movie its stupid-ass title. Riley and Chris take Carly to a winter carnival for her birthday. ![]() He orders his men to wipe out Chris and his family, to send a message to any other would-be thieves. It's too late though, as Garcia magically finds out that Chris so much as thought of crossing him. Things get so bad that when a sleazy employee of Chris' tries to talk him into robbing dangerous drug lord Diego Garcia (wow, what an original name), he actually considers it.Įventually Chris decides it's not worth the risk, and backs out of the scheme. Her husband Chris owns a failing auto repair shop, and longs to provide a better life for Riley and their daughter Carly. ![]() Riley North (played by Jennifer Garner) is a loving wife and mother, who works as a banker in L.A. OK, I guess I can do a little better than that. I don't know who's greenlighting movies over there, but it's time they "stepped down to spend more time with their family." In addition to Peppermint flopping, Mile 22's not doing so well, and The Happytime Murders is a complete and utter bomb. Poor STX Entertainment studios! They're having a rough year. Since movies need to make around twice their production budget to break even, Peppermint needs to make $50 million or more. It's grossed just $29 million against its meager $25 million budget. Garner somehow manages to elevate the material a bit, but even she can't save the film with what she's given to work with.Īudiences apparently agree with me, as so far Peppermint's a box office flop. It's great to see Jennifer Garner back on the screen again, kicking ass just like she did back in her Alias days. We don't even get to see her kill them, as she does so offscreen! Who the hell thought THAT was a good idea? The film's structured very oddly, as the heroine gets her revenge at the beginning of the second act. Peppermint doesn't quite seem to understand this. Audiences love seeing a tragic hero deal out justice to those who wronged them. ![]() Revenge films have been popular for decades, due to the fact that they're power fantasies. It adds absolutely nothing new to the genre either, making for a dull viewing experience with zero surprises. ![]() It's practically a shot for shot remake of the recent Death Wish remake, right down to the main character becoming a folk hero on social media. Sadly, director Pierre Morel seems to have forgotten the lessons he learned on that film, as Peppermint is an uninspired and subpar followup. I was pleasantly surprised by Taken, as it was a brutal, stripped-down little revenge flick that managed to rise above the trappings of its genre. Morel specializes in action films, as he previously directed District B13, Taken, From Paris With Love and The Gunman. John previously wrote London Has Fallen, and that's pretty much it. ![]()
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