srosen7
It wasn't Hitchcock, but for me it was a fun, entertaining thriller. I happen to like Kate Beckinsale. Not every movie is a gem, but I thought this was a good B flick
Elektra Hyde
I should have trusted the reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. After watching this really boring film, I realized why it got 7% from the critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Kate Beckinsale doesn't fit into the role of a US Marshall at all, no offense but it's like getting Whoopi Goldberg to play the role as a fashion model wearing a bikini for a photo shoot on a beach in a movie. Her role as the US Marshall was never convincing at all and it's hard to image why her character was there in the first place. I really thought it was going to be a good thriller but the film seems to be dragging on without much action most of the time and I was losing my focus easily. If you still choose to watch it, prepare to be bored most of the time during the movie.
bowmanblue
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.
Wuchak
Kate Beckinsale stars as a US Marshal at an international research station in Antarctica while Tom Skerritt plays the friendly doctor. The Marshal's about to leave the station as the Winter season sets in when she's forced to investigate a questionable death that becomes a murder investigation.Although the trailer hints of a supernatural film a la "The Thing," this is actually a mystery thriller with an "Ice Station Zebra" flair.Some of the plot turns are predictable and there's not enough character development, but the spectacular arctic locations and the effective filmmaking compel me to give this a decent grade.I said "arctic locations" because the film was shot in Manitoba, not Antarctica.Pay no mind do those who say this is a crappy film. If you're in the mood for a modern "Ice station Zebra" with SOME elements of "The Thing" then "Whiteout" should fill the bill. It won't blow you away or anything (except maybe for an early shot of Kate, lol) but it's a solid arctic mystery-thriller.The film runs 101 minutes.GRADE: B-
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