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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] for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity

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 ... Antarctica...

The most isolated landmass on Earth

90° S. latitude, zero E. longitude

Six million square miles of ice

Six months of darkness

Temperatures at minus-120 degrees

Winds at 100 miles per hour

Nature never intended you to survive here.

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 [More]

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short

Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt, Columbus Short, Alex O'Loughlin

Director: Dominic Sena

Director: Dominic Sena
Screenwriter: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber, Chad Hayes, Carey W. Hayes
Producer: Joel Silver, Susan Downey
Composer: John Frizzell
Studio: Warner Bros.

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An Antarctic-set murder mystery that might have played well on the printed page but emerges as a slushy mess on the screen.

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09/10/09
Frank Swietek
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The only thing to care about is what lotion Beckinsale uses to make her skin hold up so well in sub-zero temps.

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An adequate thriller - complete with scares, red herrings and a nonsensical twist-ending %u2013 which exploits its Antarctic surroundings for all their worth.

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September 10, 2009: Critics Consensus: 9 Looks Great, But The Plot's Weak
This week at the movies, we've got post-apocalyptic conflict (9, with voice work by Elijah Wood and Jennifer Connelly); Antarctic intrigue (Whiteout, starring Kate Beckinsale... More...

September 09, 2009: Total Recall: Chill Out With These Antarctica Movies
Unless you happen to be overly fond of snow, Antarctica probably isn't a place you think about very often -- and for the most part, filmmakers have always been the same way. For... More...

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