Peppermint

The system failed. She won’t.


Peppermint
A mother awakes from a coma after her husband and daughter were killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, she sets out to transform herself from a regular citizen into an urban guerilla. Channelling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force. She successfully eludes the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI, as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice.

104 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence, Drug abuse).
Action, Drama, Thriller.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

I hope you get my point.
I hope you get my point.

Credits

Cast
Jennifer Garner, John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Juan Pablo Raba, Annie Ilonzeh, Jeff Hephner, Cailey Fleming
Director
Pierre Morel
ScreenplayChad St. John
MusicSimon Franglen
CinematographyDavid Lanzenberg
EditingFrédéric Thoraval
SoundtrackAvailable
Made in2018
Produced byHuayi Brothers, Lakeshore Entertainment, STXfilms

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreCrime action
LanguageThe language used here is strong impact and frequent. The language is used in a demeaning manner and against people in an angry setting.
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrong impact and frequent. There are scenes that have blood letting and are also prolonged for the effect of the violence to be noticed.
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone (sic)
CommentsThere are complex and mature themes presented in a thriller, crime drama context about a woman who seeks justice for her family outside the law after the justice system failed her. Themes explored deal with family love, loss of loved people, corrupt police and justice system for normal citizens, drug dealings by thugs, abuse of power by the ones that are supposed to protect the citizens, living on the run from the law and thugs and stealing to commit crime. Viewers younger than 16 might not understand the themes of revenge and revenge killings by being a vigilante when you believe justice has been unlawfully denied. These might also carry moral confusion to children below the age of 16 year. Viewers of 16 years or older might understand the concept of doing wrong with the right intentions or for the right reasons, which is the case in this feature. Viewers younger than 16 might not understand these themes as they might still be cognitively immature to do so.
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USA MPAA rating

R: RestrictedRated R for strong violence and language throughout
Runtime101
USA version is usually but not always the same as South African release. Versions released on streaming or DVD, Blu-ray or Video may also differ.

ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
3
Violence
5
Blood / Gore / Gross
5
Guns / Weapons
5
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
4
Smoking
2
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
4
Jump Scenes
1
Tense Family Scenes
5
Music (Scary/Tense)
4
Music (Inappropriate)
0
Topics to talk about
5

CommonSenseMedia Report (USA)

Suggested age limit
16 +
Positive messages
1
Positive role models
1
Violence
4
Sex
1
Language
4
Consumerism
2
Drinking, drugs, smoking
3

Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Frank Scheck quote iconVigilante's revenge.
10
Die Burger
Karla Janse van Vuuren quote iconMet gebalde vuis por jy ma aan met wraak.
5
24.com
Bronwyn McKay quote iconSo, is Peppermint an Oscar-winning movie? No. Is it enjoyable and a great piece of work within its genre? Yes! And should you go watch it? It is without a doubt worth the trip to the cinema.
10
ScreenIt
Jim Judy quote iconThe film does nothing to elevate or even differentiate the material above its rote and recycled elements seen in previous vigilante offerings. Unlike its namesake flavor, this Peppermint is neither fresh nor cool.
7
Metacritic.com
26 critics
6
Rottentomatoes critics
97 critics
7
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconFar from refreshing, Peppermint wastes strong work from Jennifer Garner on a dreary vigilante revenge story that lacks unique twists or visceral thrills.
2
Movie Review Query Engine
MRQE critics quote icon
7
CommonSenseMedia
Sandie Angulo Chen quote iconGarner deserves better than grisly, tone-deaf revenge film.
5

What the People say

Metacritic.com users
35 users
13
Rottentomatoes users
1820 users
15
IMDB
5946 Netizens
13
The Movie DB
Community
14

Average .. 44%

9

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