Peppermint

Un film de vengeance « à la Seagal » dans un habit moderne, avec une femme vengeresse. Une mère qui en l'espace de cinq ans en Asie est devenue l'assassine intrépide d'un gang de drogue acharné. Nous ne saurons jamais comment elle l'a réellement retrouvée, ni comment elle a pu avoir autant de chance que tout se soit si bien passé pour elle. Bref, comme dans les années 90, quand le paramètre « cool » suffisait et que la logique n'était pas nécessaire. La seule démarche logique ici est l'engagement du réalisateur Pierre Morel, mais avec un tel scénario, c'est tout aussi futile. (08/01/2020)

Pierre Morel's weakest film, it's a wonder that after a three-year break he came up with a completely bland B-movie that seems to have fallen out of the 90s. Thankfully Jennifer Garner is hot and she's pretty pissed off the whole movie, so watching her for 102 minutes doesn't hurt at all, but action-wise there's not much to stand for and the story follows the same template. I wasn't bored, but that's not enough for Morel. 60% (02/12/2018)

Pierre Morel, a seasoned action director and master of gritty stories, directs a video game for schoolkids that might succeed on a rainy afternoon on TV. Jennifer Garner was supposed to be a sort of modern alternative to Charlize Theron from Atomic Blonde, but she's not even close. It's not that she doesn't look cool enough and kick some ass here and there, but they don't allow her to stand out like her rival. A waste of time even for die-hard action movie fans. (21/12/2018)

I like Jennifer Garner quite a bit, but it seems to me that she has once again stepped way out of line by accepting the lead role in this action flick with its impotent screenplay. Not even a seasoned director like Pierre Morel was able to improve on this completely uninteresting and boring story. (35%) (24/06/2022)