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Polar (Jonas Åkerlund, 2019).

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Polar (2019)

While I didn't enjoy this film, that doesn't mean you won't. No matter what I say, the people involved in this project did it: they actually made a movie. That's something to be applauded. With that established...

Part John Wick, part Suicide Squad, Polar is significantly worse than the sum of its parts. This is an ugly, juvenile film that tries so hard to be cool it's embarrassing.

Duncan Vizla “The Black Kaiser” (Mads Mikkelsen), is an assassin whose employment at Damocles is coming to an end. He’s nearing 50 and it’s time to take advantage of the sizeable retirement fund his boss, Mr. Blut (Matt Lucas), has prepared for the hired gun. As Vizla gets adjusted to civilian life - befriending his neighbor, Camille (Vanessa Hudgens), in the process - Blut plans to sell Damocles, which means getting rid of all excess expenses.

An assassin betrayed by his employer. We’ve heard that song what, a thousand times already? What’s Polar going to do to stand out? Ejaculate the same neon title cards as Suicide Squad all over the screen as a parade of outlandish characters passes by. Listen, movie. You’re already starting on the wrong foot. Why should we care about Vizla, a man who’s spent his lifetime making orphans and widows for millions? There’s nothing to like about him, even when the picture slows down to explore how on-edge his career of murder has made him, how alone and empty a life he now leads. He volunteered to be a killer. We have no sympathy for him. Try again.

Realizing the disconnect between the audience and the protagonist, writer Jayson Rothwell (basing the script off the stylish and dialogue-free comic by Victor Santos) has populated this world with cartoonish antagonists that range from the unintentionally incompetent to the disgusting. Blut is just a couple of bad days away from turning into Jabba the Hut. He wears a ridiculous wig, always has a pump-action bottle of hand lotion/lubricant handy and practically leaves a trail of slime everywhere he goes. He’s pathetic and non-threatening. You know he’s going to be brutally murdered by the end of the film because there’s nothing else the movie could do with this character.

It’s a toss-up between who's worse, Blut or the quintet of assassins sent after Vizla. They suck. What he does single-handedly, they barely manage with five times as many people. Their schtick seems to be that Sindy (Ruby O. Fee) seduces the target until sniper Facundo (Anthony Grant) can take them out while Alexei (Josh Cruddas), Karl (Robert Maillet), and Hilde (Fei Ren) provide backup. Either Sindy is a nymphomaniac or the pack of them are even stupider than they seem because she’s able to get close to her marks so easily it should be a cinch for her to do the job all alone but she needs 4 backups, each stupider than the last. Their idea of “quiet” is to splatter walls with blood and cover the floorboards with bullet casings.

With oodles of gore and gratuitous amounts of nudity (no wonder Mikkelson signed up for the role; he gets to have sex with TWO women who are out of his league and half his age), Polar wants you to turn off your brain and just go along for the ride. In that case, why waste time pondering the ramifications of a life spent spilling blood? Just go all-out with the action. Forget the character development; kill everyone on sight, do it well and call it a day. You’d still have a razor-thin plot with flat characters but at least it wouldn’t seem pretentious. Maybe then we’d be able to swallow the ludicrous final act. Vizla isn’t merely tough. By the end of the film, he’s Wolverine. He easily shrugs off injuries that would incapacitate everyone else. It’s so bad it’s almost enough to make you forget the instances where he’s able to cross a frozen lake, naked, without being spotted. Or maybe he can just teleport. Might as well at this point.

There are a few tiny moments of wit spread out, just enough to tip Polar out of the “unwatchable” category. It’s a mashup of other, better films (yes this is worse than Suicide Squad) that occasionally becomes incomprehensible when it isn’t so dumb you can’t believe what you just watched. Polar desperately wants to become a franchise. For our sake, I hope it never does. (October 23, 2020)

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SILENT NIGHT (2012):

Plastic masked Santa

Slaughters “sinners” ‘fore Christmas

One coo must stop him

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Silent Night (2012)

Dir. Steven C. Miller

A Santa dressed killer is on the loose Christmas Eve. When Deputy Jordan goes AWOL, Deputy Aubrey Bradimore, planning on spending Christmas Eve with her parents, is forced to fill in for him by Sheriff Cooper. Aubrey stops at the church to think of John, whom she lost earlier that year. But the peace she finds is broken by a creepy minister. Back at the police station, the others are looking for suspicious packages before the parade. Aubrey is first sent to a Santa telling kids nasty things. Then she's sent to a smelly abandoned house, where she finds Jordan dead - evil Santa's first victim. She calls it in and looks for the woman reported missing. Evil Santa doesn't discriminate. He kills men, women and kids. Will Aubrey and co. get their Santa this Christmas in a town filled with Santas?

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DODGE A BULLET es una novela escrita por Jayson Rothwell (guionista de la peli de Polar) y publicada en digital por neoText que he ilustrado. DODGE A BULLET is a novel written by Jayson Rothwell (Polar movie's writer) and published in digital format by NeoText I have illustrated.

LINK: https://neotextcorp.com/fiction/dodge-a-bullet/

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Vanessa Hudgens Joins Mads Mikkelsen In Action Spy Thriller THE BLACK KAISER

Vanessa Hudgens will join Mads Mikkelsen to headline the action spy thriller THE BLACK KAISER, directed by Derrick Borte (UNHINGED). Borte is to replace Jonas Akerlund who was previously announced. The film is written by Jayson Rothwell and based on the popular Dark Horse graphic novel Polar by Victor Santos and is produced by Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer. THE BLACK KAISER is a Constantin…

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Sinopse: "Um assassino prestes a se aposentar precisa adiar a boa vida quando seu chefe ganancioso envia um bando de matadores jovens e cruéis para exterminá-lo." Dirigido por Jonas Åkerlund Escrito por Jayson Rothwell Produzido por Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer, Hartley Gorenstein Estrelando: Mads Mikkelsen Vanessa Hudgens Katheryn Winnick Matt Lucas Gênero: Mistério / Thriller / Ação Baseado em Polar: Veio do Frio de Víctor Santos Países: Estados Unidos / Alemanha / Canadá Linguagem: Inglês Companhias Produtoras: Constantin Film / JB Pictures / Dark Horse Entertainment Distribuído por Netflix 🎞 Tempo de execução do Filme: 1h 58m Data de lançamento: 25 de janeiro de 2019 (mundial) Classificação Indicativa: 🚫 18 Anos 🚫 🟡IMDb: 6,3 / 10 🧑🏻‍💻Eu: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4/5 | 7.8) 🍅Rotten Tomatoes: 16% de Aprovação 🍅 Consenso dos Críticos: "A Polar se beneficia de Mikkelsen na liderança. Ele é simplesmente fascinante e, quando finalmente se prepara para a vingança, o filme avança em alta velocidade e oferece ação cansativa e um soco surpresa no final." #polar #polarfilm #polarmovie #jonasakerlund #madsmikkelsen #Thriller #suspense #misterio #ação #actionmovies #novelgraphic #polarveiodofrio #netflixbrasil #netflix #aoriginalnetflix #afilmnetflix #recomendado #recomendaciones (em Brasil (País)) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmLZQ_WOm_i/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Movie #7 of 2019: Polar

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Here is my written review of a movie that was covered on Side Quest Podcast. This is a solid update to a cult, classic slasher/franchise that I thought worked for some of the changes that were made. Not all of it does though, but those are pretty minor to me. What did you think of this remake?

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Ellen Wong in Silent Night (2012)

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Polar

Il più abile killer del mondo, Duncan Vizla, ha deciso di ritirarsi dal “lavoro” e godersi gli anni che gli restano da vivere in pace, ma il suo ex capo vuole eliminarlo per non avere possibili ripercussioni e così Duncan si ritrova a dover combattere contro un’armata di giovani killers determinati a farlo fuori. Titolo originale Polar Regia Jonas Åkerlund Sceneggiatura/Soggetto Jayson…

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Polar (2019) - Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)

Polar (2019) [#PolarMovie] - Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)

When Polar tries to be funny, it veers towards being a horrible movie. However, when it is harnessing the seriousness of Mikkelsen’s persona, it flourishes (more…)

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Polar (2019)

Polar (2019) #Critique #Polar #Netflix #DarkHorse #MadsMikkelsen

Résumé : Le plus grand assassin au monde, Duncan Vizla, s’apprête à prendre sa retraite lorsque son ancien employeur l’a inscrit comme une dette envers la société. Contre son gré, il se retrouve de nouveau dans l’arène face à une armée de jeunes tueurs.

Critique : 

Le mois de janvier fut assez fructueux pour Netflixavec plusieurs séries et films pour les fanatiques d’action. Et pour conclure ce…

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Victor Santos' Comic Series Polar Gets Madds Mikkelsen to Star

Victor Santos' Comic Series Polar Gets Madds Mikkelsen to Star #comics

Variety has reported that Madds Mikkelsen will star in Polar, based on the graphic novel series by Victor Santos and published by Dark Horse Comics. Mikkelsen will play the world’s top assassin Duncan Vizla, also known as the Black Kaiser. Vizla is retiring when he’s pegged as a liability to his former employer. That leads to Vizla being hunted by an army of ruthless killers forcing Vizla to get…

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Mads Mikkelsen to Star in Action Spy Thriller 'The Black Kaiser'

Mads Mikkelsen to Star in Action Spy Thriller ‘The Black Kaiser’

Mads Mikkelsen, seen recently in “Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore,” is to headline the action spy thriller “The Black Kaiser,” directed by Jonas Akerlund (“Lords of Chaos,” “Clark”). The movie is written by Jayson Rothwell and Mikkelsen, based on the Dark Horse graphic novel “Polar” by Victor Santos. It is produced by “Resident Evil” duo Jeremy Bolt and Robert Kulzer. XYZ Films will…