I really enjoy the movie. It had me on the edge of my sit.

I love Jennifer Garner in her new move. I love that shes back in action. One of my favorite movies now.

A qualified 4.5 Stars. The violent beginning is hard to take, but establishes the following movie. I like Jennifer Garner as a kick butt, (anti?) heroine, a bit like her earlier role in “Elektra”, which had mixed reviews. The “Taken” movies come to mind, as to the revenge aspect. So, without spoilers: The story develops in an interesting but single minded way. We get to see Jennifer prepare over time and get revenge on various “bad guys” for the horrible tragedy she experienced. I enjoyed it for the action, a woman turning the tables on bad men, for the action film it is. Not for kids, avoid if one doesn’t like violence. Not an Oscar winner, but enjoyable fun for those who like this kind of movie. For me, anyhow, a “you go girl”, guilty pleasure.

Peppermint portrays a wife and mother who loses her family in a senseless drive by shooting. Then in a cruel twist of fate the system denies her a chance at justice for her family. This movie follows in the same theme as “Death Wish” series starring Charles Bronson. In this movie, Jennifer Garner plays the victim. She takes five years to prepare herself for a mission to bring her system of justice to those that escaped it earlier, including those that corrupted the system against her. Her performance was more than I expected from Jennifer Garner and the production and special effects are excellent. If you enjoyed “Death Wish”, you will really enjoy “Peppermint”.

Before I watched this movie, I had no clue what it was about. Hadn’t heard of it, hadn’t seen the trailer. One of my coworkers recommended it to me when I was stopping at the redbox one night after work. Desperate for something new to watch, I selected it. I personally am not a big fan of Jennifer Garner and I thought, “Peppermint is such an odd title for a movie” so I was a bit hesitant. But let me tell you, this is sincerely one of the best movies I have ever seen. Although the plot may be similar to other movies, this movie stands out from the rest.