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** The final shot of the movie implying that [[spoiler: Riley successfully escapes can be considered this in hindsight when one remembers that, at that point, she's still recovering from serious injuries and is in the middle of a crowded hospital with nothing but a gown on her back, meaning she'd hardly manage to get very far before getting caught again]].
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%%** Riley's vigilante antics are somehow all it takes to render a rundown, poor section of downtown Los Angeles totally crime free. Systemic societal problems? What are those?
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%%** Quite a few people have noted the implications of a film about a celebrated "local hero" white woman whose whole ''modus operendi'' is going around killing primarily Latino criminals, to the point where even though she's racked up a body count any serial killer would be proud of she's considered to have been in the right by local law enforcement up to [[spoiler: one of them letting her go in the end.]] Not helped by the failure of justice required to set up her murderous rampage is a patently ridiculous hearing that is in no way how such a thing would go in reality, meaning her murders are set up solely thanks to contrived writing.
%%** Riley's vigilante antics are somehow all it takes to render a rundown, poor section of downtown Los Angeles totally crime free. Systemic societal problems? What are those?
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** Riley saying her daughter has "love in her heart, snow in her eyes, and peppermint in her blood" is narmy enough on its own, but the way the line is pronounced sounds like she is saying "peppermint in her butt".
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** The officers figure out where Riley's been hiding out by finding an area of downtown that is somehow "crime free" because of her vigilante antics despite being a rundown, poor area.
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** The officers figure out where Riley's been hiding out by finding an area of downtown that is somehow "crime free" because of her vigilante antics antics, despite being a rundown, poor area.
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* MissedMomentOfAwesome: While we do see the aftermath, we do not actually see Riley kill the thugs who were explicitly shown to kill her family
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* {{Narm}}: When Riley is passed out on the floor and goons have come inside to shoot her, she is awoken by the ghost of her dead daughter.
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** When Riley is passed out on the floor and goons have come inside to shoot her, she is awoken by the ghost of her dead daughter.
** When Riley is passed out on the floor and goons have come inside to shoot her, she is awoken by the ghost of her dead daughter.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Quite a few people have noted the implications of a film about a celebrated "local hero" white woman whose whole ''modus operendi'' is going around killing primarily Latino criminals, to the point where even though she's racked up a body count any serial killer would be proud of she's considered to have been in the right by local law enforcement up to [[spoiler: one of them letting her go in the end.]] Not helped by the failure of justice required to set up her murderous rampage is a patently ridiculous hearing that is in now way how such a thing would go in reality, meaning her murders are set up solely thanks to contrived writing.
** Riley's vigilante antics are somehow all it takes to render a rundown, poor section of downtown Los Angeles totally crime free. Systemic societal problems? What are those?
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%%** Quite a few people have noted the implications of a film about a celebrated "local hero" white woman whose whole ''modus operendi'' is going around killing primarily Latino criminals, to the point where even though she's racked up a body count any serial killer would be proud of she's considered to have been in the right by local law enforcement up to [[spoiler: one of them letting her go in the end.]] Not helped by the failure of justice required to set up her murderous rampage is a patently ridiculous hearing that is in
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* AntiClimaxBoss: For all the buildup, the final showdown with Garcia [[spoiler: has Riley stalling him long enough for the police to show up and arrest him, and Riley shooting him in the head just as he's cornered.]]
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* AntiClimaxBoss: For all the buildup, the final showdown with Garcia [[spoiler: has Riley stalling him long enough for the police to show up and arrest him, and Riley shooting him in the head just as he's cornered.cornered, getting shot herself but then escaping for a brief time to pad out the ending.]]
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** The officers figure out where Riley's been hiding out by finding an area of downtown that is somehow "crime free" because of her vigilante antics despite being a rundown, poor area.
** The casual declaration by Beltran at the end of the film that he doesn't know a ''single officer'' who is upset by Riley's killing spree.
** The casual declaration by Beltran at the end of the film that he doesn't know a ''single officer'' who is upset by Riley's killing spree.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Quite a few people have noted the implications of a film about a celebrated "local hero" white woman whose whole ''modus operendi'' is going around killing primarily Latino criminals, to the point where even though she's racked up a body count any serial killer would be proud of she's considered to have been in the right by local law enforcement up to [[spoiler: one of them letting her go in the end.]] Not helped by the failure of justice required to set up her murderous rampage is a patently ridiculous hearing that is in now way how such a thing would go in reality, meaning her murders are set up solely thanks to contrived writing.
** Riley's vigilante antics are somehow all it takes to render a rundown, poor section of downtown Los Angeles totally crime free. Systemic societal problems? What are those?
** Riley's vigilante antics are somehow all it takes to render a rundown, poor section of downtown Los Angeles totally crime free. Systemic societal problems? What are those?
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* {{Narm}}: When Riley is passed out on the floor and goons have come inside to shoot her, she is awoken by the ghost of her dead daughter.
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* MissedMomentOfAwesome: While we do see the aftermath, we do not actually see Riley killed the thugs who were explicity shown to kill her family
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, ''Peppermint'', but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
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Flame Bait and not YMMV
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* FanNickname: ''Jennifer Garner's The Punisher.''
* InternetBackdraft: Even before release, the film drew criticism for being an apparent anti-immigrant propaganda piece with the villains being part of a Mexican cartel.
* InternetBackdraft: Even before release, the film drew criticism for being an apparent anti-immigrant propaganda piece with the villains being part of a Mexican cartel.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.form.
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* CriticalDissonance: ''Peppermint'' scored 12% on the [[Website/RottenTomatoes Tomatometer]], but has a ''74%'' Audience Score.
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* UnfortunateImplications: That the villains are a Mexican cartel has invited cries of anti-immigrant racism echoing the MS-13 controversy.
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
* UnfortunateImplications: That the villains are a Mexican cartel has invited cries of anti-immigrant racism echoing the MS-13 controversy.form.
* UnfortunateImplications: That the villains are a Mexican cartel has invited cries of anti-immigrant racism echoing the MS-13 controversy.
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* JerkassWoobie: Riley North. Even though she became a vigilante, it's hard to not feel sorry for her considering that the law wouldn't do anything about punishing those that killed her husband and daughter.
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* AntiClimaxBoss: For all the buildup, the final showdown with Garcia [[spoiler: has Riley stalling him long enough for the police to show up and arrest him, and Riley shooting him in the head just as he's cornered.]]
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!! The film provides examples of:
* InternetBackdraft: Even before release, the film drew criticism for being an apparent anti-immigrant propaganda piece with the villains being part of a Mexican cartel.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
* UnfortunateImplications: That the villains are a Mexican cartel has invited cries of anti-immigrant racism echoing the MS-13 controversy.
* InternetBackdraft: Even before release, the film drew criticism for being an apparent anti-immigrant propaganda piece with the villains being part of a Mexican cartel.
* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Most critics savaged Peppermint, but all were in general agreement that Creator/JenniferGarner was in fine form.
* UnfortunateImplications: That the villains are a Mexican cartel has invited cries of anti-immigrant racism echoing the MS-13 controversy.
