Its worst offense is assuming the audience is so dumb that it'll be shocked by one of the most telegraphed endings in movie history.
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09/11/09
Whiteout (2009)
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Reviews Counted:102
Fresh:6
Rotten:96
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Kate Beckinsale is as lovely as ever, and does her best with the material, but moribund pacing and an uninspired plot leave Whiteout in the cold.
Rated: 15 [See Full Rating]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Theatrical Release:11-09-2009
Synopsis: Antarctica... The most isolated landmass on Earth 90° S. latitude, zero E. longitude Six million square miles of ice ... [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short
Director: Dominic Sena
Reviews for Whiteout
A ham-handed murder mystery.
09/11/09
Those worried this means Beckinsale will be wearing parkas and snowsuits the entire time will be pleased they still figure a way to showcase her in her underwear within the first 5 minutes
09/11/09
Has a perfunctory, by-the-numbers approach to its story and its characters.
09/11/09
Top CriticWe get an irritated Nancy Drew with a flashlight, stomping about in mukluks through a plot with as much clarity as an ice storm at midnight.
09/11/09
...the whole cast delivers numb, almost affect-less performances; the cold must have got to them.
09/11/09
Even in a whiteout, you can see the plot twists coming.
09/11/09
Top CriticA frozen hellhole.
09/11/09
At least 10% more exciting than correction fluid.
09/11/09
What's missing from Whiteout is the pervasive sense of paranoia that you'd expect, or hope for, from a thriller set on the coldest and most isolated land mass on the planet.
09/11/09
Its worst offense is assuming the audience is so dumb that it'll be shocked by one of the most telegraphed endings in movie history. On second thought, maybe the filmmakers got their wish: Whiteout is shocking, shockingly bad.
09/11/09
By eliminating so many suspects before the obligatory drawing-room denouement and final deadly confrontation, it's a given that the audience will feel cheated when the real bad guy turns out to be the only possible contender.
09/11/09
Should fade faster than a polar bear in a blizzard.
09/11/09
Top CriticLacks sufficient thrills, chills and intrigue as it grows into an increasingly ludicrous and inane mess, even if you're willing to suspend your disbelief for 101 minutes.
09/11/09
Characters flail their way through the snow and we squint to see what's going on only to discover that what's going on is pretty much nothing.
09/11/09
The film's been sitting on the shelf for 2 1/2 years; maybe it went bad?
09/10/09
The funniest Antarctic thriller of 2009!!!
09/10/09
like keeping a refrigerator door open, [director Dominic Sena] lets out all the fear and suspense.
09/10/09
Perhaps it would have been better if I'd blacked out for most of Whiteout.
09/10/09
.Little more than an extended episode of "C.S.I. Antarctica," "Whiteout" is a film that couldn't be more boring and uninteresting if it tried and if there is one thing that it most certainly doesn't do, it is try.
09/10/09
Latest News for Whiteout
September 10, 2009:
Critics Consensus: 9 Looks Great, But The Plot's Weak
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