Blu-Ray/Movie Review: Peppermint

 

Peppermint is a 2018 action/thriller starring Jennifer Garner. It is much like The Punisher with a female lead. In the film, a woman named Riley North (played by Jennifer Garner) sees her husband and daughter gunned down in a drive-by shooting by members of a drug gang. When the killers are let off because of corrupt cops, lawyers, and a corrupt judge, Riley takes matters into her own hands to get revenge on everyone. The movie sees Garner return to the action roots she displayed in Alias, and despite being older, it does not look like she has lost a step at all.

For those who get the Blu-ray disc, the movie looks and sounds great in HD. It is a shame that it was not released in 4k UHD (at least not initially) because there are a lot of great visuals despite it not being a special-effects-laden sci-fi movie. The bonus material is kind of pathetic. It consists of a two-and-a-half-minute behind-the-scenes featurette and a commentary track by the director. The movie is not exactly novel or unique. Even though it is a pretty standard revenge story and kind of predictable in parts, it is well done and timed very well (just over an hour and a half), so it does not lag or feel like it drags on too long. If you are a fan of Garner and looking for a good action movie, it is definitely worth checking out.