Polar (2019) (original) (raw)
The world�s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser (Mads Mikkelsen), is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head to head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced.
The world�s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser (Mads Mikkelsen), is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm. Against his will, he finds himself back in the game going head to head with an army of younger, faster, ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to have him silenced. (less)
Director: Jonas �kerlund
Writer: Jayson Rothwell
Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Katheryn Winnick, Vanessa Hudgens, Matt Lucas, Robert Maillet, Ruby O. Fee
Producers: Jeremy Bolt, Keith Goldberg, Robert Kulzer, Mads Mikkelsen, Martin Moszkowicz, Mike Richardson
Review by Brian Orndorf, January 24, 2019
1 / 10
Jonas Akerlund is a respected director of music videos (including Madonna�s �Ray of Light�), but his cinematic pursuits haven�t made much of an impression. He stumbled through forgotten features such as �Horsemen� and �Small Apartments,� making his biggest film culture splash with his debut effort, 2002�s calloused, hyperactive junkie comedy, �Spun.� Akerlund, perhaps fearing he�s lost his touch, returns to the land of excess with �Polar,� which mimics �Spun� in style and sensorial hostility, and much like this previous work, there�s no drama or characters to hook into. An adaptation of a 2012 ...read more...