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A U.S. marshall tracking a vicious murderer through the Antarctic must locate the killer before the sun sets for six months, or risk being trapped in the dark with the madman for months on end in dire... read more read more...ctor Dominic Sena's adaptation of the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka. U.S. marshall Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) has been stationed at Antarctica's South Pole research base for two years, and now after turning in her resignation she's looking forward to finally going home. The last plane out leaves in just three days, and just after that Antarctica will not see the sun again for another 24 weeks. Then, just 72 hours before she is set to escape the coming darkness, a body is discovered in the ice -- prompting the first murder investigation ever to take place on the desolate Antarctic Circle continent. Little does Carrie realize that she's suddenly been thrust into a mystery over 60 years in the making, and that the killer is ready to strike again in order to protect a grim secret. Now, as the death toll starts to rise, loyalties shift, and a massive series of whiteouts blow bitter winds across the frozen landscape, the U.S. marshall who wanted nothing more than to escape the cold must work around the clock to catch a killer before the blinding white snow gives way to the deadly darkness of winter. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Dominic Sena

Release Date: September 11, 2009

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  • jmanard52
    January 25, 2010
    jmanard52
    I love Kate Beckinsale in almost anything. . this though well .. left me wanting. Not the best murder mystery out there and it showed. The cast was decent but seemed to lack any kid of ummph. I think the source material and or the script just didnt give them much to work with... read more and the end result was kinda plain. Apparently this was a graphic novel which I have not read.

    The movies visuals though were pretty stunning. . 3d CG and all. Just looked like a very harsh place to be.
  • garyX
    July 19, 2011
    garyX
    When a US Marshall operating out of a base in Antarctica discovers a dead body in the middle of nowhere, she must uncover the culprit before a huge snowstorm cuts them off from the outside world. Whiteout begins with a gratuitous action scene followed by a computer generated plan... read moree crash. Then our first glance of the snowbound lawperson (hot, of course) is of her stripping off (well, what else would a person do if they were in Antarctica...?) Cue the mysterious body followed by clumsy flashbacks of an event that now defines her entire character and the appearance of a square-jawed partner (hot, of course) and wise-cracking black sidekick. Enter the storm to create an excuse for a race against time and some running around with guns/ice axes. Voila, the identity of the culprit, who is as ever the one we "least suspect", and epilogue showing how she has overcome her personal demons. The end. Once again the Hollywood conveyor belt churns out a production line script and we are supposed to give a crap just because the hero is pretty. The highlight of the film (by a mile) is seeing Kate bend over in her underwear, but even that happens in the first 15 minutes. The rest of the film contains a lot of pretty snowbound locations that add what superficially seems like a different flavour, but what we really have here is yet another efficient but dumb American thriller that's completely interchangeable with all the others. Difficult to hate, but even more difficult to care about.
  • phubbs1
    January 8, 2011
    phubbs1
    A reasonable suspense thriller based in Antarctica which is really the only little difference that it has to offer. The whole film is very predictable with the characters, twists and action sequences, the fact its based in snowy wastes being the only attraction. The landscape doe... read mores add a eerie spooky remote feeling to the film which is good and makes you feel the cold for sure hehe but its all far too easy and we've seen this type of thing many times before, nothing new really, by the books.
  • fb733768972
    September 5, 2010
    fb733768972
    Whiteout makes no sense, and did not need to be made for any reason. The cast actually acts very well, which is sad to see them wasting their talent in this mess. The film is called whiteout, and when the whiteouts happen, you can barely even see who is dying and who is living, o... read morer even if that i happening at all. This is one big mess with the only thing saving it, being the actors and a hint of good dialogue. It would be preposterous for anyone to enjoy this film.
  • bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    July 24, 2010
    bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb1
    really boring and dumb. C-
  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 8, 2010
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Based on the graphic novel of the same name, Whiteout is a so so Horror Thriller. The films biggest problem is that its predictable on whats going to happen. But Beckinsale's decent enough acting for this film makes it fairly watchable. Some people have said that it's the worst f... read moreilm ever, predictable and uneventful. However, I personally felt that the film had it's moments, a decent enough film to watch; just don't expect great.
  • Deano78
    May 28, 2010
    Deano78
    Well this seems to have been panned by the critics. Seems a few got the wrong idea and thought this was going to be like The Thing not sure why? ok it's no oscar winner, but it has an original setting for a whodunit thriller. Some of the actions scenes are hard to make out but th... read moreat was the effect they went for. Overall it's not that bad, it has a twist or two and some action scenes to satisfy most people.
  • lewiskendell
    May 11, 2010
    lewiskendell
    I've read some reviews of Whiteout that made it seem truly horrible. Like it's the film equivalent of a winter storm that will mercilessly bury any viewer under eight feet of awful. It's not all that bad. What it is, is a below-average thriller that has no tension and little susp... read moreense.

    The stark backgrounds and isolation of Antarctica could have been the perfect background for a first rate psychological thrill ride. Maybe next time. Whiteout doesn't thrill like a cold ice cube down the back, it meanders like a small brook on a warm summer morning. Even the final action sequence required all my efforts to keep me focused, and the ending itself is one of be most anti-climactic that I've ever seen.

    Whiteout is one of those movies that hides the identity of the antagonist by making EVERYONE seem as suspicious as possible. That doesn't require much clever writing or nuanced story-telling, but it does sort of work. Sort of basically describes Whiteout as a whole. It's sort of a thriller, sort of disappointing, and sort of worth watching.
  • bbcfloridabound
    April 5, 2010
    bbcfloridabound
    An excellent movie, about a soviet plane from many years back that?s carrying diamonds unknown to the crew except the pilot and co pilot, they attempt to kill rest of the crew but it fails and the plane crashes only to be found years later by a crew working in Antarctica. The cre... read morew starts to be killed off one by one but a US Marshall played by Kate Beckinsale must find the killer. Movie is full of suspense with a twist ending that most should guess early in the film, still its worth 4 stars
  • mrbungle7821
    March 20, 2010
    mrbungle7821
    I was expecting bad but this is shockingly bad, notably in its lapses in basic filmmaking fundamentals. For instance, there's a scene where Kate Beckinsale talks with a superior, and the editing cuts back and forth in the middle of every damn line between a medium shot of the act... read moreress and a close-up. The jarring effect feels like the movie is punching you in the face. The movie can't even get watching conversations right! This Antarctica-set murder mystery seems like a neat idea until you realize it's just another lousy slasher movie, albeit in an exotic location. The Antarctica location is mostly used to make sure that nobody can tell what the hell's going on. Furious white flurries of snow pretty much make the onscreen action oblique, like you're trying to look through a dirty window and comprehend what's happening. The plot sets up a wealth of disposable characters and patently obvious suspects (Gee, will the weird, tattooed pilot have something to do with a body dropped from a plane? Stay tuned). It's all pretty stupid with no real room for brain-dead thrills because the technical craft is so shoddy. However, the movie did make it clear that when, not if, the CSI franchise expands, they need to set it in Antarctica.

    Nate's Grade: C-

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Critic Reviews

Jake Coyle
September 21, 2009
Jake Coyle, Associated Press

It's Kate Beckinsale on Ice. Full Review

Cliff Doerksen
September 21, 2009
Cliff Doerksen, Chicago Reader

The film's slick and expensive looking but dumber than a dead penguin. Full Review

A.O. Scott
September 15, 2009
A.O. Scott, At the Movies

Where are the penguins? Full Review

Michael Phillips
September 15, 2009
Michael Phillips, At the Movies

A stupid thriller. Full Review

Roger Moore
September 11, 2009
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

For all its frozen blood, assaults with ice axes and killer weather, Whiteout turns out to be only a pale imitation of the thriller it might have been. Full Review

Kyle Smith
September 11, 2009
Kyle Smith, New York Post

The severely nonthrilling thriller Whiteout moves like winter in Antarctica. Who the flake greenlit this blobby blur? Full Review

Claudia Puig
September 11, 2009
Claudia Puig, USA Today

While the setting can be mesmerizing, little else about this movie is captivating. It's a standard-issue thriller, with a twist you see coming a continent away. Full Review

Glenn Whipp
September 11, 2009
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times

No event occurs without a character telling us what we're seeing. This unwelcome commentary is so overdone that it becomes, by the end, an invitation for audience participation. All together now: It's... Full Review

Amy Biancolli
September 11, 2009
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The film is all panicky zooms and badly staged action dotted with random forensic gross-outs. And, just for the fun of it, an amputation scene. Full Review

Adam Graham
September 11, 2009
Adam Graham, Detroit News

The movie then becomes one of those murder mysteries where everyone is a suspect, and the murderer himself is the least likely candidate of all. Dispelling all logic, you should be able to figure out ... Full Review

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    • Dr. John Fury: I never meant for anyone to get hurt, but Haden got greedy.
    • Carrie Stetko: How bad is it?
    • Delfy: Bad enough that you don't want to see.
    • Carrie Stetko: This ice has been worked. (Walks off and falls into a hole)
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