Review of Whiteout (2009) by Paul C — 02 Jun 2010

As formulaic as it gets really, it starts with a pre credit scene in which a Russian plane crashes in the Antarctic in the 50's. We skip forward to present day and US Marshall Stetko (Kate Beckinsale), who is trying to escape an incident from her past which reveals itself in a series of flashbacks, she stumbles upon a dead body in the middle of nowhere and it all begins to lead back to the precious cargo on the crashed plane.

Very predictable and uneventful, where the most amount of tension comes laughably from the protagonist and her assailant clipping and unclipping themselves onto a series of ropes to prevent them getting swept away in the treacherous conditions. All the action comes about 15 minutes from the end which leads to a massively boring and unfulfilling ending that seems to have been ripped straight from Point Break. I couldn't help, while I was watching this, comparing it to other films of the same setting like The Thing and how much I would rather be watching a superior film like that.

Overall not totally terrible but there are many, many better thrillers and could have done with a better lead rather than the always dull Kate Beckinsale.