When the fix is in to protect the really bad guys who did this, she decides to take matters into her own hands.
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"This really goes into the rage that can come from being a mom," Garner said. "And it expresses that fully in kind of a vigilante angel lady who's just off the rails - but she's pushed there."
Garner said she worked tirelessly for three solid, very hard months to get back into fighting form.
"It had really been a long time since I had done any action," Garner said. "You know, I had always done action with ballet as my background and this time I did it with action as my background, you know? And so I was using this whole skill set that I hadn't-- that I hadn't taken advantage of in a decade. And I just took it to a different level."
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Action, yes. But nothing too bloody or gory!
"This is a female empowerment fantasy R-rated movie and I think, you know, it's important to me that women know that they're safe going to see it," Garner said. "They'll have a good time."
"Peppermint" is in theaters now.