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The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, 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.

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An action thriller starring Mads Mikkelsen as the world's most dangerous assassin should be terrifically entertaining, but Polar proves it's possible to ruin anything if you try.

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Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Peter Rainer FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) Grody to the max. Sep 17, 2019 Full Review Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Roxana Hadadi Pajiba Polar is an astonishingly flaccid film, a movie that prioritizes blood splatter and bouncing butts over literally all else, including plot and character development. Feb 7, 2019 Full Review Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Chris Vognar New York Times If it has any redeeming qualities, it chooses to keep them a secret. Jan 31, 2019 Full Review Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Dolores Quintana Dolores Quintana POLAR tells a somewhat familiar story with style, verve, and humor and the absolutely smashing presence and talent of the great Mads Mikkelsen. Dec 28, 2022 Full Review Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Dallas King Flick Feast Read the synopsis of Polar... you would be mistaken for thinking you were watching John Wick. Polar is the polar opposite to John Wick. In that John Wick is a great film and Polar is a bit of a mess. Rated: 2/5 Nov 10, 2022 Full Review Polar (2019) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies A movie that seems to relish the mindless bloodshed, gratuitous sex, and glaring objectification. It’s sold out on looking cool and blinding us with its ‘style’ but doesn’t consider its story or its characters. Rated: 1.5/5 Aug 24, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Ash M Amazing movie, I didn’t see the movie was lacking anything to much, it’s a good idea and semi goodly execution, the actors in the movie carried it and is what made it watchable and good Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Audience Member Polar is certainly not the best movie of all time, but I don’t think it deserves this low of a score. I do agree with some people in that it feels like it prioritises blood and sex scenes most of the time, but putting that aside (which is HARD to do), it’s an amazing movie. The protagonists are all lovely and well-written characters, the plot is interesting, and the shots are pretty (+ deadmau5 absolutely delivered on the soundtrack!!).All in all, I think it’s a great movie to watch alone or with friends (unfortunately too gore/sex-oriented for family time)!! Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/17/24 Full Review Chris Z Mads is the redeeming part of this movie. Overall terrible. But action packed. Very little not terribly interesting plot. Rated 2.5/5 Stars • Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review J W From the moment the stamped-style text came onto screen in the opening shot, I knew it wasn't going to be the movie I was expecting. Gave it another 30-40 mins until I gave up. Rated 1/5 Stars • Rated 1 out of 5 stars 06/07/24 Full Review Jeffrey M Fantastic film with fun twists. It kept me glued for the duration. I enjoyed the action and believe they should Come out with a sequel or prequel. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/14/24 Full Review Emilliano Jr S I was hoping for a follow up sequel. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 04/02/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonas Akerlund Director Mads Mikkelsen Duncan Vizla Vanessa Hudgens Camille Ruby O. Fee Sindy Robert Maillet Karl Fei Ren Hilde
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Synopsis The world's top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, 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.

Director
Jonas Akerlund

Producer
Jeremy Bolt, Keith Goldberg, Hartley Gorenstein, Robert Kulzer, Mike Richardson

Screenwriter
Jayson Rothwell

Production Co
Constantin Film, Dark Horse Entertainment

Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 25, 2019

Runtime
1h 58m
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