In Los Angeles, Riley North (Jennifer Garner) and her husband Chris North (Jeff Hephner) go to a carnival to celebrate the birthday of their ten years old daughter Carly North (Cailey Fleming). However, a friend of Chris had invited him to rob the powerful drug lord Diego Garcia (Juan Pablo Raba) and although Chris did not accept the offer, Diego discovers his involvement and orders his men to kill the North family. Chris and Carly are murdered and Riley survives, and Detective Stan Carmichael (John Gallagher Jr.) and Detective Moises Beltran (John Ortiz) arrest the criminals. Riley identifies them but a corrupt judge releases the criminals claiming lack of evidences. Riley vanishes and five years later, the criminals are found dead in the Carnival where Chris and Carly were killed. FBI Agent Lisa Inman (Annie Ilonzeh) goes to Los Angeles and explains that Riley robbed the bank where she worked and moved to Asia, where she became a fighter. Now she has returned to Los Angeles and robbed a gun store and is beginning her vengeance seeking out justice to her family. The police with the support of the FBI and Diego's gang are hunting her down.
"Peppermint" is a highly entertaining action film of revenge. The plot is the traditional story of injustice and vengeance, and Jennifer Garner performs a great vigilante. When a viewer watches a film with this storyline, he or she expect to see exactly what "Peppermint" offers. For fans of series, Annie "Emily Foster" Ilonzeh from "Chicago Fire" and Cailey "Judith Grimes" Fleming from "The Walking Dead" are wonderful surprises in a feature. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "A Justiceira" ("The Vigilante")
