Plot
U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko tracks a killer in Antarctica, as the sun is about to set for six months.
Release Year: 2009
Rating: 5.3/10 (16,932 voted)
Director:
Dominic Sena
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Gabriel Macht, Tom Skerritt
Storyline U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko is three days from the end of her tour at an international research station in Antarctica after which she'll resign. An incident from her past haunts her. The continent's first winter storm is coming when a body, wearing no gear, is discovered in the tundra. She investigates, soon finds more bodies, and must find a motive and a murderer before the storm and her departure. A U.N. agent, Robert Pryce, appears, seemingly out of nowhere, to help. An aging physician about to retire, a nervous mission chief, a downed Soviet plane, and the weather's deadly elements add to the story. Can Carrie trust Pryce and does she still have what it takes?
Writers: Jon Hoeber, Erich Hoeber
Cast: Kate Beckinsale
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Carrie Stetko
Gabriel Macht
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Robert Pryce
Tom Skerritt
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Dr. John Fury
Columbus Short
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Delfy
Alex O'Loughlin
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Russell Haden
Shawn Doyle
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Sam Murphy
Joel S. Keller
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Jack
(as Joel Keller)
Jesse Todd
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Rubin
Arthur Holden
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McGuire
Erin Hickock
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Rhonda
(as Erin Hicock)
Bashar Rahal
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Russian Pilot
Julian Cain
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Russian Co-pilot
Dennis Keiffer
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Russian Guard #1
Andrei Runtso
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Russian Guard #2
Roman Varshavsky
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Russian Guard #3
Opening Weekend: $4,915,104
(USA)
(13 September 2009)
(2745 Screens)
Gross: $12,201,122
(Worldwide)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
Warner Bros. shelved the film for about two years, according to Entertainment Weekly (Issue #1085).
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible:
In the opening shower scene, when Kate Beckinsale exits the shower, a cameraman's arm can be seen in the reflection.
Quotes:
[first lines]
Russian Pilot:
[about the vista]
Amazing, eh? Russian Co-pilot:
How much longer? Russian Pilot:
Six and a half hours. Russian Co-pilot:
Let's do this now. Russian Pilot:
So soon? Russian Co-pilot:
I want to get it over with. Russian Pilot:
Okay. Fine.
User Review
Whiteout - An Experiment In Mediocrity
Rating: 4/10
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.
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