Peppermint
STX Entertainment | Release Date: September 7, 2018 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
29
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
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10
Negative:
15
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckSep 6, 2018
Peppermint lacks subtlety and anything even remotely resembling credibility, but like its heroine, it certainly gets the job done. It's the sort of picture that would have been boffo on a grindhouse double bill in the '70s. Read full review
58
IndieWireJude DrySep 6, 2018
The new action flick Peppermint is a rare return to form for Garner, who doles out her vigilante justice with effortless charm. Unfortunately, that’s about the only reason to see Peppermint. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSep 6, 2018
Through a stellar effort by Jennifer Garner and some well-executed revenge sequences, Peppermint just feels good to watch. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliSep 6, 2018
Peppermint isn’t preaching a message; it’s intended as escapist fun. The problem is, there’s nothing “fun” about sitting through this 100-minute exercise in robotic butchery. Read full review
50
The Associated PressLindsey BahrSep 6, 2018
Peppermint is not some model of equality, it’s just violent escapism that happens to have a woman in the lead role. And, frankly, as long as this genre continues to entertain audiences, Garner is a compelling a lead as any, and more so than quite a few of the men who get so many parts like this. But maybe, just maybe, next time consider a woman or two behind the camera (and script) as well. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSep 6, 2018
In the stylishly directed but gratuitously nasty and cliché-riddled Peppermint, Garner plays essentially two characters cut from the same person. Read full review
45
TheWrapTodd GilchristSep 6, 2018
Peppermint ultimately possesses the stale predictability of an unwrapped candy discovered at the bottom of a purse. Read full review
42
The PlaylistWill AshtonSep 15, 2018
Maybe someday, Jennifer Garner will be given a project that proves her talents once again. For now, though, we’re left with Peppermint: a wretched action misfire that leaves a bad taste in your mouth. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubAllison ShoemakerSep 6, 2018
It’s a shame, because Garner’s herculean efforts throw the film’s sloppiness into even sharper relief. Like Keanu Reeves, Garner has a gift for making every kick, punch, bullet, and desk dropped on someone’s head feel like a spontaneous decision. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMatthew MonagleSep 6, 2018
The last thing Peppermint could afford to be was a mediocre action movie, and yet, here we are, and here it is. Read full review
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