Polar (2019): A Loud, Dumb Assassin Fantasy—Saved by Surprisingly Excellent Audio Description
I just finished watching Polar (2019), Netflix’s hyper-stylized assassin flick starring Mads Mikkelsen as Duncan Vizla, a legendary hitman being pushed into retirement—permanently. And I walked away with two very different takeaways. One is about the movie itself. The other is about accessibility, equality, and why blind audiences deserve the full experience—including sex, bodies, and eroticism—without being treated like fragile children. Let’s start with the movie. First Impression: Style Over Sense Polar wants desperately to be taken seriously, but it never earns that respect. At its core, it feels like a cheap knockoff of John Wick and Kill Bill—all the surface cool with none of the discipline, logic, or emotional weight. The character motivations are especially ridiculous. The big question that never stops bothering me: Why would you go after your most legendary, efficient assassin just to save money? That’s not ruthless. That’s not clever. That’s ...