Pun Salad

It's almost a genre in itself: revenge fantasy, where the hero suffers grievous loss, takes personal responsibility for vengeance against the perpetrators. Here, it is Jennifer Garner, who I keep expecting to snarl "What's in your wallet?" as she is dispatching one of her victims.

Not that she doesn't have a good reason to be pissed. Her husband made the mistake of considering, then turning down, an offer to assist in ripping off a drug dealer. Guess what, that's good enough for the drug dealer to order a drive-by on hubby, who just happens to be enjoying a night out with Jennifer and their cute young daughter. And Jennifer is (barely) the sole survivor. Man, that's rough.

Combine that with an utterly corrupt miscarriage of justice, and Jennifer develops an unusual mental attitude. (I almost said "goes crazy", but that would be too judgmental.) She drops out of normal society, self-trains to be an urban guerilla, and eventually starts shootin'. IMDB puts her body count at 43, which seems low.

Ms Garner was nominated for a Razzie "Worst Actress" award for her performance. That's kind of harsh. Anyway, she lost to Melissa McCarthy.