![]() ![]() 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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