It’s hard to say… I believe I might have found some enjoyment in it, though only slightly. I honestly can’t quite explain how. For the most part, I felt pretty detached from *'Polar'*, but toward the end, it did start to appeal to me somewhat. I tend to view the film as having two distinct sections: those scenes featuring Mads Mikkelsen and Vanessa Hudgens versus those without them. They’re really quite different,…

**What a disaster.** I paused repeatedly during the film, questioning how I would try to fix this mess if I had been involved in writing it. The scenes featuring Mikkelsen and Hudgens are powerful, emotionally resonant, well-crafted, and logically consistent. Mikkelsen is particularly effective as an action hero, and those sequences include genuinely impressive, even memorable, action set pieces. However, t…

This film presents itself in an odd fashion. Segments of it feel like a decent, dark and gritty thriller, while other parts seem to aspire to be something like a Tarantino film, and still others come across as comedic. I’d generally classify it as a B-movie, though a rather enjoyable one. Despite its strangeness, I have to admit that I liked it. I essentially chose to watch this movie on impulse. It appeared on my…