Based on the award-winning graphic novel, "Whiteout" is a chilling thriller starring Kate Beckinsale that will have you on the edge of your seat and chilled to the bone.
'Whiteout', adapted from a graphic novel by Rucker & Lieber, sees troubled U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) investigate a grisly murder in the perilous and inhospitable conditions of the South Pole. Empty cinemas the world over, paid inadvertent homage to the barren landscape of Antarctica and having seen the movie, I can't say I'm surprised.
Now it seems that someone must've flipped the switch on director Dominic Sena's cylindrical glass chamber; temporarily releasing him from the suspended animation of his own mediocrity. For Sena just about manages to keep 'Whiteout' on course, sets up some reasonably creative shots but has absolutely no idea when it comes to suspense or pace. I kept hoping that an alien would show up at some point, perhaps the creature from John Carpenter's 'The Thing' or that giant tapeworm from classic 'X-Files' episode 'Ice', but nothing. 'Whiteout' does, at times, resemble a competent, workmanlike forensic thriller but the movie tends to plod along to its underwhelming, almost pointless, conclusion in a linear and predictable fashion.
Now I've been a Kate Beckinsale supporter since 'Much Ado About Nothing' (1993) and like the way she fluctuates between mainstream and independent movies. Here, Beckinsale does as much as can be expected with the script and makes good use of a scene in which her character undergoes a rather unpleasant medical procedure. 'Whiteout' is worth a look for die hard Kate Beckinsale fans or those who love the comic upon which it's based, for everyone else, this is a slow paced, lumbering affair that'll leave you colder than a Penguin's eyebrows at Ridge A. Roll on Climate Change.
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Antarctica; cold, desolate, nothing but ice and snow for miles and miles. Carrie Stetko is a U.S Marshal, and she's made the ice her home. In its vastness, she has found a place where she can forget her troubled past and feel at peace... until someone commits a murder in her jurisdiction and that peace is shattered. The murder is one of five men scattered across the continent, and he has more reason to hide than just the slaying. Several ice samples were taken from the area around the body, and the depth of the drilling signifies something particular was removed. Enter Lily Sharpe, who wants to know what was so important that another man's life had to be taken for it. But are either of the women prepared for the secrets and betrayals at the core of the situation? Based on the award-winning graphic novel of the same name and starring Kate Beckinsale, Whiteout is a chilling thriller from legendary producer Joel Silver, that will have you on the edge of your seat and chilled to the bone. Actors Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Alex O'Loughlin, Columbus Short, Tom Skerritt, Shawn Doyle, Patrick Sabongui, Nicolas Wright, Bashar Rahal, Alexander Bisping & Sean Tucker Director Dominic Sena Certificate 15 years and over Year 2009 Languages English Duration 1 hour and 37 minutes (approx) Region Region 2 - Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players.
Action thriller based on the 1998 comic book by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber. Kate Beckinsale stars as Carrie Stetko, the lone US Marshal assigned to Antarctica, who has been assigned to investigate the frozen continent's first murder case. With only days to go until the sun sets for six months, Carrie must race against time to unravel the shocking mystery at the heart of the case - or end up stranded with the killer in this desolate and dangerous wasteland.
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