Whiteout

Movie Info

Genre(s): Action  |  Crime  |  Drama  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: Jon Hoebe
Erich Hoeber
Chad Hayes
Carey W. Hayes

Directed by: Dominic Sena

Release Date:
Theatrical: September 11, 2009
DVD: January 19, 2010

Running Time: 96 minutes, Color

Origin: Canada | USA

Summary

RATING: R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity

Starring Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, Alex O'Loughlin, and Shawn Doyle

For U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko, things are about to get even more dangerous. The only law enforcement in this unforgiving territory, she has just been sent to investigate a body on the ice. Antarctica's first homicide. A shocking discovery in itself, it will plunge her into an even more bizarre mystery and the revelation of secrets long-buried under the endless ice...secrets that someone believes are still worth killing for. As Stetko races to find the killer before he finds her, winter is already closing in. In the deadly Antarctic whiteout, she won't see him till he's a breath away. (Warner Bros.)

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Vote Now!The average user rating for this movie is 4.5 (out of 10) based on 26 User Votes

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Toman gave it a1:
The storyline is weak. The acting is poor. The camera work is poor. The reason for a such a short comment is because the movie really did not provide anything to evaluate for the audience.

German B. gave it an8:
Actually i found this very entertaining, love the performances, it´s a good thriller, not an Oscar contender.

w p gave it a2:
Jonathan Mostow never rises above mediocre. But then again none of his movies have ever transcended mediocrity..His action sequences are usually tight and well edited and that's why hollywood gives him money. The recipe:: The thing,a little Alien, smidge of CSI CLiffhanger and the Wilby conpiracy -Voila. Sadly a waste of 3 hours .At least Skerritt got a nice check!

Edward D gave it a6:
I found the movie interesting and tense. It was an exciting mystery with quality performances by all. I was never bored with it. Kate Beckinsale was superb and easy to look at. Nitpicking silliness by some some raters is most irritating. Of course, this is not a blockbuster, but it will hold your interest unless you are too much of a dullard to pay attention to what is going on.

[Anonymous] gave it a3:
Disjointed and utterly nonsensical plot. Stiff-as-boards acting.

Chad S. gave it a3:
The oil miners in Larry Fessenden's "The Last Winter" looked cold. Living with snow seemed like a hardship. Its long-term effects was self-evident on their faces. They looked haggard and pissed off. Not for one second does the moviegoer lose sight of the film's frigid terrain setting. And this was "only" Alaska, not the "coldest most isolated landmass on the planet". Antarctica should be an imposing, hyperreal presence that informs everything Carrie Stetko(Kate Beckinsale) and her colleagues at the ice station do in their waking hours. When the U.S. marshal takes a hot, languid(and vainglorious) shower with her willowy body obscured by steam and frosted glass, the filmmaker bungles its Antarctican backdrop. Suddenly, the south pole doesn't look like a bad place to visit. She's a recruiting tool to freeze your ass off. Despite the film's many instances of convincing weather-related extremities, the marshal has a place to hide; she can come in from the cold. That might be the underlying reason why "White Out" is so curiously listless and uninvolving. Everybody looks cozy and having too much fun inside the base. To a considerable extent, the severity of their situation is neutralized by the accoutrements of modernity. Carrie should smell like the permafrost, and look like a popsicle. She isn't tortured enough. If a sane, healthy woman chooses such an ungodly assignment by her own volition, she must be damaged and intends to be alone. Under this context, maybe the alleged thrilling plot points might have worked. But Carrie has too much company. For Antarctica to function as a cold-blooded character in itself, the marshal should be driven to drink, not do her hair and face, on a daily basis.

TDKinDallas gave it a5:
Pretty laughable all around. Just don't expect the story to be any better than a TV movie and prepare to not be impressed by the special effects. Nothing in this story is believable either. I hate to admit that I still kind of enjoyed it, I guess I was in a weird mood.

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