Whiteout (2009)

Director:

Dominic Sena

Writers:

Jon Hoeber (screenplay) &
Erich Hoeber (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

11 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

See Your Last Breath.

Plot:

U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months. |

Plot Keywords:

Antarctica | Aurora Australis | Frozen Body | Based On Comic Book | Slit Throat

Cast

Kate Beckinsale	...	Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht	...	Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt	...	Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short	...	Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin	...	Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle	...	Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller	...	Jack (as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd	...	Rubin
Arthur Holden	...	McGuire
Erin Hickock	...	Rhonda
Bashar Rahal	...	Russian Pilot
Julian Cain	...	Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer	...	Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso	...	Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky	...	Russian Guard #3

Also Known As:

Whiteout: Enfer blanc (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Canada | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44921) | Australia:MA | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:PG12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Mexico:B15

Filming Locations:

Boucherville, Québec, Canada

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

The project was in early development as far back as 2002. Reese Witherspoon was attached to star at the time.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When the battery is low in the snow crawler and they let it "sit for a minute" before restarting, they leave the interior lights on which would be pulling power from the battery.

Quotes:

Carrie Stetko: How bad is it?
Delfy: Bad enough that you don't want to see.

Movie Connections:

References Top Gun (1986)

Whiteout - An Experiment In Mediocrity

I saw this film last night. I had been traveling, and did not see any advertising cause I was not watching TV. Point? I went into the film without any real expectations. I only knew the cast and saw a short blurb on the premise.

Question?? – Is Kate Beckinsale's agent and representatives TRYING to Whiteout her career? Her agent should be shot for getting her involved in the films she has been associated with lately.

Whiteout has it all – Starts with a long unnecessarily drawn out shower scene with a pre-shower shot focused on KB bending over, in her underwear, right into the camera. Not that I mind, but a total B-movie skin-a-max move. It is followed up with a pointless story that lacked any originality (except I guess the location) that included routine plot points and every EXPECTED twist!! We even get an uninspired, contrived history for KB's character. Add some REAL BAD dialogue at times (you know the kind – the writers are not sure the audience will get the absolute obvious, so they have a character actually say the obvious out loud. They have to spell it out for all the morons they must be pandering) and you got a B-Movie with what I assume is still an A-list star??? The directing does not help, nor does the editing (whom I'll give a pass since the director handed the editor B-movie scenes). In all the film is uninspired, routine and mostly flawed with an inconsistent feel on every level.

At some points I would have given this film a 3 (mostly when that awful dialogue would proceed), a moment here and there a 5. But luckily, the best performance came from Tom Skerritt, (who managed to maintain a level of quality the rest involved could not) and his presence near the end saved a lower rating (yes, its true, parts of this film deserve lower than the overall 4).

No need to spend you hard earned money on this at the box office mess. Rent it on DVD if your REALLY bored or have an unlimited plan….or wait till skin-a-max shows it!! It may be worth the $1 Red Box rental.