Polar

Mikkelsen gets Mad when stylistically inferior superiors force him from clean to clichéd and the Dominos start falling predictably. Anti-hero’s chilly warmth and clever third act twist of Le Chiffre serve as sole selling points while jaunty jumps from gratuitous gore to intensive introspection make it hard to Buy Polar.

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Rogue One

Rogue fits perfectly into franchise formation, forcefully awakening original trilogy’s tone while further diversifying the universe.  Felicitous casting features stellar Luna and K-2dyk’s robot reprisal, but Yen is underutilized and Desert Forest feels almost as out of place as Tarkin’s face. Against all odds, delivers hope of further franchise expansion.

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Perseus ‘3-D’ Jackson rides a digital horse into an ocean of mangled mythology. He fights with force of great typhoon as he struggles to be a man and sort out differences between Voldemort and Aslan, neither of whom are Titans. Decent effects and action sequences clash with titanic story flaws.