Review of Whiteout

Whiteout (2009)
6/10
A murder mstery in which an US Marshal investigates grisly killings committed at the Amundsen-Scott Base in Antarctica
5 November 2018
A thrilling and a creepy movie, with lots of killings and a twisted ending . It's a mystery film from production company called "Dark Castle" , and full of thrills , action , suspense , chills , shocks , twists and turns . U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is three days from the final of her tour at an international research station in Antarctica in which the sun is about to set for six months , after which she'll resign . The continent's first winter storm is coming when a body, wearing no gear, is discovered in the ice , along with a downed Soviet aircraft . She must find a motive and a killer before the storm and her departure . As she will have to resolve the case and face off mysterious enemies. There are various suspect people , some appearing seemingly out of nowhere. They are the following ones : Gabriel Match is an UN agent called Robert Pryce who is keen on her . Tom Skerritt is the friend doctor who cares her . Alex O'Loughlin is a suspicious worker . Shawn Doyle is a nervous mission chief , among others . Who is the killer ? . See Your Last Breath.

In the film there is whodunit , intrigue , thriller , drama , a little bit of action and is deal entertaining . It's a good thrilling and spooky film which begins with an US Marshal who investigates a murdered corpse at tundra and , soon finds more and more bodies ; furthermore , the climate's deadly elements add suspense to the flick . It takes bits and pieces from the best examples of the genre to fusion it to a thrilling movie . Colorful cinematography by Christopher Soos , being shot on location in Lake Manitoba, Manitoba, Canada , Cité du Cinéma, Montréal, Québec, Canada , Gimli, Manitoba , Lundar Beach Provincial Park, Manitoba, Winnipeg, Boucherville, St-Hubert Airport, Saint-Hubert, Québec, Canada and Alaska , the northern most point in continental North America and both real and fake snow were used in production which scientists said was the closest location in feel to McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Stars Kate Beckinsale gives a decent acting as a tough Marshal really affected by and incident from her past that haunts her. Kate Beckinsale was producer Joel Silver's first choice for the role of Carrie Stetko .Support cats is pretty good such as Gabriel Macht , Tom Skerritt as an aging physician about to retire , Columbus Short ,Shawn Doyle and Alex O'Loughlin , pre-Hawaii 5.0.

The film was lavishly produced by Warner Bros in association with Dark Castle , production specialized on terror genre and in charge of Joel Silver , Robert Zemeckis and Gilbert Adler ; both of them have produced successful terror movies dealing with eerie tales about horror , grisly killings and lots of blood and gore such as ¨Gothika¨, ¨House of haunted hill¨, ¨Return to house of haunted hill¨ , ¨13 ghosts¨ , ¨Ghost ship¨, ¨House of wax¨ ,¨Splice¨ , ¨The reaping¨ , ¨Orphan¨ , among others . Although it was not the first Dark Castle Entertainment movie to receceive awful reviews and wasn't the last. It was the first, however, and still is, to be released from this production company along with Warner Bros shelved the film for about two years . The motion picture was professionally directed by Dominic Sena , though it resulted to be critically panned . Dominic Sena is a fan of the "Whiteout" graphic novel, and when rights were acquired by Dark Castle Entertainment , Sena petitioned president Joel Silver for the opportunity to direct .Rating : acceptable and passable. The film will appeal to Kate Beckinsale fans .
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