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Hello movie fans! I like movies like John Wick, Equalizer and Nobody. My officemates recommended "Polar" on Netflix. It was an unknown movie to me but they said it was good and right up my alley.

Summary

The movie is about Duncan Vizla known as “The Black Kaiser,” a legendary but aging hitman who wanted to retire. But as usual in these types of movies, assassins don't get to retire. He works for a company called Damocles who has some other hitmen in their employ. The company's boss, the over the top Mr. Blut, doesn't want to pay retirement benefits and wanted to increase the value of his company by eliminating retired assassin as was shown in the movie's opening. He also plans to sell his company so making it more valuable will increase the selling price. So he sends teams of assassins to take out the old ones who want to retire. Right...that's the main plot.

There's also a subplot in the movie about The Black Kaiser's past and a little girl whose dad was Black Kaiser's victim.

Cast

Mads Mikkelsen as Duncan Vizla

Mikkelsen played the character well and probably the best part of this movie. He is perfect as the aging Duncan Vizla who seems tired of his job and carries some guilt from his violent past misdeeds.

Vanessa Hudgens as Camille

Vanessa Hudgens plays Camille, Duncan's neighbor who seems bring out the good side of him. Not as a romantic interest but strangely, more like a daughter. She also has ties to Duncan's past which will be important in the movie later on.

My Thoughts on the Movie

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The movie is adapted from a comic book like John Wick and there are some elements in comics that when brought to the big screen seems absurd like John Wick world's own currency or how organized assassins in their world is. In Polar, the whole plot of a company not wanting to pay retirement benefits employees with the intent to inflate its value for sale like a regular company sounds ridiculous. But take it with a grain of salt and just enjoy the movie. Even the movie villain, Mr. Blut, looks like he came out of a comic book. He's very over the top and sometimes his scenes will jar you out of the movie.

Mads Mikkelsen carries the movie well. He's like weary and guilt ridden but has the air of a violent guy.

I particularly like the action scenes in the movie. It was entertaining for me and I'd recommend it inspite of some its flaws.