It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

I had never heard of this movie before I saw it in the video store. But Kate Beckinsale is a good actress and easy on the eyes, and it had Tom Skerritt in it, too (and even when he dials it in, he's pretty good), so on a whim I thought I'd check it out.This turned out to be one of those rare movies that utterly and pleasantly surprised me.Script: OK to pretty good. Acting: Pretty good. Cast: Actually very good. Plot: Very good to great. Action: Better than expected.So, any one of these might mean "meh" for a movie. But in combination, it all worked REALLY well. I think one of the things that really hooked me was that I didn't know "who dun it" until the end - not a twist or surprise ending, but a really good procedural story.Watch with an open mind and you'll enjoy this movie.

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.

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.

Whiteout is a perfectly adequate diversion for a couple of hours. The terrain is magnificent and the setting of the base convincing and atmospheric. There are some decent performances, but the characters are somewhat off-the-shelf and, ultimately, the film is let down by its story, which is underwhelming, the motivations of those involved seeming unimportant to the point that you might wonder why they bothered. Kate Beckinsale is as watchable as ever, and there is a genuinely moving scene between her and the underrated Tom Skerrit in which it is easy to become emotionally involved. Beckinsale's back-story is also a convincing attempt to explain why someone might take a long posting in the Antarctic. If you want snowbound action with real scares however you are better with John Carpenter's 'The Thing' - or if it's intrigue in a winter landscape that draws you, the excellent 'Bear Island' from a novel by Alistair MacLean is well worth seeking out.