: Whiteout
For some reason I had the impression that this was supposed to be good. I guess the marketing worked on me, though I hardly paid any attention. The premise didn’t interest me all that much — horror in Antarctica, big deal — but it was promoted as the film’s big feature, along with an all-star cast led by the lovely Kate Beckinsale, who, sadly, is the film’s only redeeming feature. Well, the exotic landscape is interesting, but then most of the film is indoors or in a blurry snowstorm. The story turns out to be a murder mystery, but it’s not much of a mystery, and the plot is so heavy-handed and ridiculous it loses all credibility. Nothing makes much sense and though the ending is predictable, you really don’t care since the producers could have picked any of a dozen endings and it wouldn’t make any difference. The whole thing is a sorry mess and I can’t believe Kate got suckered into it. She’s either desperate or needs a new agent. Stay away, far away.
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