Review of Polar (2019) by Eludiumq36 — 06 Feb 2019

"Polar" is the shortened name from the source graphic novel, and boy, is the violence graphic! If you want to desensitize your kid or a friend to human violence, then this ranks in the top 3.

The plot is unremarkable, you've seen it dozens of times before, but the violent antics of Duncan (Mads M) and the Suicide Squad-like kill team are just shocking. Vanessa Hudgens attempts to ditch her cute-ness with a gritty drama role but it works about as well as dressing a kitten in a cowboy hat, still cute, sorry, so that's a casting miss and if you dwell on it too much can ruin the otherwise dark, violent vibe throughout.

Kadee Strickland or Dawn Olivieri would've been a FAR better choice. Camille (Vanessa) doesn't have the commitment in the end to do what should be done, so we have the germ of the sequel which would include even more of Vanessa, so no thanks.