Inadvands Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Ortiz Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

cricketbat Maybe I was just distracted by Kate Beckinsale's beauty, but this movie made no sense. The bland storyline clumsily tumbled along with very few surprises. It wasn't the thriller it claimed to be. I'm sorry, Kate, but this movie wasn't very good - please forgive me.

sol- Stationed at an Antarctic research station, a United States marshal battles inner demons while trying to solve a murder mystery in this thriller from 'Swordfish' director Dominic Sena. The chief novelty of the film is the South Pole setting and filmed in the snowy Canadian wilderness, the film features some great exterior shots that make it genuinely feel like the characters are living in the most isolated continent on Earth. There are a couple of good chase scenes in the blistering snow too. All that said and done, the vast majority of 'Whiteout' disappointingly takes place indoors though and with far more dialogue than action, it mostly has the feel of a generic action investigative thriller; even the intermittent flashbacks to past events that still haunt her feel routine. The film does not get much out of its supporting characters either, Tom Skerritt's ageing doctor aside, which renders it a little hard to get emotionally invested as the body count begins to mount as the film plods along. Skerritt's final scene is admittedly awesome though and there is a very intense part in which he has to medically treat the protagonist (to say more might ruin a fresh experience of the film). When push comes to shove, there is enough of interest in 'Whiteout' to render it possibly worth a look, but as a narrative it is hardly first rate, protagonist haunted by past memories or not.

seagem You know the feeling when you or your kid drops their ice cream on the ground and it goes Ker-Plop? That describes my reaction to this film... Kate is on auto-pilot here and is not believable as a US Marshal assigned to these frigid climes...particularly when being pursued in wintry wasteland all covered with snow. Too much reliance on CSI-type scenes where we are face first thrust into medical examination procedures. Tom Skerritt was well cast as Doc and fits right into the lost outpost scenes - the same scenario he was in way back when with the first Alien film (1979) and even the M.A.S.H. movie (1970) that preceded the TV series. Speaking of M.A.S.H. I can't remember another example where the public address announcer is assigned with such a key role as is demonstrated in Whiteout. You can't help but notice this voice-over technique employed to build tension. Eventually it became humorous which was not the desired impact. But watch it for the effortless and believable Tom Skerritt.

scarabine This is a very nice little murder mystery that just so happens to be set in Antarctica. The idea of murder down there with all that cold makes it a little tricky for our villains, but they show that it can be done. It stars Kate Beckinsale and Tom Skerritt, so what's not to like. Sorry out there. The supporting cast is great. To me what having a good movie experience is the fact that actors have to believe in the story line, and if that doesn't happen-in my opinion- you have a bad movie i.e, Oblivion. The only problem I have with the movie it is where did the diamonds come from? I don't understand the haters. It is just a movie.