Review of Whiteout (2009) by Brendan N — 24 Nov 2012
The film just never comes together thanks to some rather poor writing and direction. In one opinion it could of worked but these high concept thrillers never click.
The story is quite one dimensional and misses a lot of back story. I was genuinely invested on the story at the beginning but then the twists starting coming alive. The minute the body is discovered the whole film is doomed. It just becomes a very poor thriller without any clear conclusion.
The cast is quite good but they can't survive a film like this. It is quite obvious that the studio green lite this from the pitch. Everyone is essentially after a pay day.
A poor thriller and easily further proof you can't sit on a high concept thriller without any depth. I really wanted to be sucked into a slasher film in the antartic, who wouldn't be. The film just had poor choices made well before shooting began. Choosing Sena is the first as director.
This review of Whiteout (2009) was written by Brendan N on 24 Nov 2012.
Whiteout has generally received mixed reviews.
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