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Whiteout (2009)

September. 09,2009
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5.5
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R
| Action Thriller Crime Mystery

The only U.S. Marshal assigned to Antarctica, Carrie Stetko will soon leave the harsh environment behind for good – in three days, the sun will set and the Amundsen-Scott Research Station will shut down for the long winter. When a body is discovered out on the open ice, Carrie's investigation into the continent's first homicide plunges her deep into a mystery that may cost her her own life.

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AniInterview
2009/09/09

Sorry, this movie sucks

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Pluskylang
2009/09/10

Great Film overall

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Moustroll
2009/09/11

Good movie but grossly overrated

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AnhartLinkin
2009/09/12

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

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dplante-26699
2009/09/13

I had never heard of this movie before I saw it in the video store. But Kate Beckinsale is a good actress and easy on the eyes, and it had Tom Skerritt in it, too (and even when he dials it in, he's pretty good), so on a whim I thought I'd check it out.This turned out to be one of those rare movies that utterly and pleasantly surprised me.Script: OK to pretty good. Acting: Pretty good. Cast: Actually very good. Plot: Very good to great. Action: Better than expected.So, any one of these might mean "meh" for a movie. But in combination, it all worked REALLY well. I think one of the things that really hooked me was that I didn't know "who dun it" until the end - not a twist or surprise ending, but a really good procedural story.Watch with an open mind and you'll enjoy this movie.

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Prismark10
2009/09/14

Whiteout is a dismal murder mystery thriller. It looks like once the film was completed, it went through lots of post production editing to salvage something that could be released hence why Stuart Baird is listed as a supervising editor.Kate Beckinsale plays a US Marshal at an international research base in Antarctica. When a body is found she needs to investigate a possible homicide before winter sets in and it gets dark for some months. We can guess that the murder is somehow linked to the initial scenes we saw of a Russian plane some years earlier that crash landed as it was being sabotaged by some of its crew.Director Dominic Sena is out of his depth here. The film looks cheap with dodgy CGI snowstorms. The mystery is mediocre, things happen and it makes no sense. Even when the mystery is cleared up, we have another twist which is predictable.

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BA_Harrison
2009/09/15

When a man's body is discovered in the snowy wastes of the Antarctic, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) investigates and believes she that has a murder case on her hands. With a severe storm on the way, and the sun about to set for six months, Carrie must solve the case fast if she doesn't want to find herself stranded in the South Pole.Given Whiteout's sub-zero setting, Kate Beckinsale fans might have concerns that the sexy star will be hidden beneath layers of heavily insulated clothing for the duration. They needn't worry: director Dominic Sena ensures that his lead lady shows off her impressive form within the film's first few minutes, Kate stripping down to her undies while getting ready for a shower. It's a memorable way to start proceedings, but sadly the rest of the film is about as distinctive as a snow drift in a blizzard at the South Pole.Despite the film's unorthodox Antarctic setting, Whiteout amounts to nothing more than a mediocre murder mystery, with forgettable characters, a stale (scientifically inaccurate) storyline involving a long lost 'treasure', and dull direction from Sena, who brings on the unconvincing CGI snowstorms whenever the pace tends to drag. It's all so clichéd and uninspired that it's no wonder that I can't remember anything in detail other than Beckinsale bending over in her pants.

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bowmanblue
2009/09/16

I'm writing this review after watching 'Whiteout' a second time. I saw it a couple of years ago as I'm a reasonable fan of Kate Beckinsale and wondered why I couldn't remember a thing about my initial viewing. Now I've watching it a second time I figured I better write this review before I totally forget it yet again.It's pretty damn forgettable.Beckinsale plays a U.S. Marshall who's stationed in Antarctica and uncovers the continent's first murder. She therefore has to solve it because... well, just because. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm a fan of Kate Beckinsale. However, I just couldn't really buy her as a tough, hardened U.S. Marshall. Her 'cat-like' sleekness worked brilliantly in the 'Underworld' films as she was an immortal vampire, however, now she's human, believing she has lived her life knocking people's heads together and bringing down drugs cartels doesn't really add up.The research station she's based in is filled with men (yes, you see a couple other women, but they don't really come into it). The concentrate on the men because the killer is blatantly a man, so you need to try and work out who. It basically descends into a 'slasher film in snow.' Whereas as similar films (like 'Scream') had interesting suspects who might be the killer, here we have the blandest bunch of guys ever seen on screen. You won't really care who's the killer and who gets killed.You're left with a bland 'slasher' film with a clichéd 'cop with a dark past' thrown in there. The dialogue is bland. The action is bland and you just won't care about anything.I don't know why, but I kept thinking of John Carpenter's classic horror film 'The Thing.' Yes, I know the only real similarity between the two is the snowy setting, but, if you want to watch a 'who-dunnit' in the snow, just watch the one with the alien in. At least it has gross special effects! Yes, most guys will enjoy Beckinsale's opening scene, but, after that's over, it's pretty much downhill all the way.

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