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Polar
2019 118 min Germany, United States of America NC-17 18+
★5.3
Action, Crime, Drama
Director: Jonas Åkerlund
💬 Based on the comic
«Polar»
byVíctor Santos
Trailers
Description
When a retiring assassin realizes that he is the target of a hit, he winds up back in the game going head to head with a gang of younger, ruthless killers.
Starring
Mads Mikkelsen
Actor
Vanessa Hudgens
Actor
Katheryn Winnick
Actor
Awards
1 nomination total
Key opinion
Polar is a polarizing, stylistic action film that leans heavily into a gritty, music-video-inspired aesthetic. While Mads Mikkelsen's performance is widely praised as the film's anchor, critics and audiences are sharply divided over the derivative nature of the plot and the erratic tonal shifts between slapstick comedy and extreme violence.
| Acting | Mads Mikkelsen delivers a commanding, charismatic performance that effectively grounds the otherwise chaotic narrative. | |
| Screenplay | The film suffers from a derivative screenplay that borrows heavily and transparently from the John Wick franchise. | |
| Acting | Supporting characters are widely viewed as poorly developed, grotesque, or cartoonish caricatures that detract from the film's tone. | |
| Direction | The direction by Jonas Åkerlund creates a vibrant, music-video-influenced aesthetic that some find visually striking and others find garish and cluttered. | |
| Theme | Viewers are split on the film's tonal inconsistency, which juxtaposes intense, gritty violence with bizarre black humor and campy B-movie elements. |