Kate Beckinsale investigates in Antarctica White
Despite a good start to his career, with a revelation to the general public in Pearl Harbor (2001), before continuing the saga Underworld (2003) and chosen by Martin Scorsese for Aviator (2004), Kate Beckinsale is far from having been solely successful. As with White (2009), a crime film that, on paper, could be interesting. Directed by Dominic Sena, whose previous films, 60 seconds flat (2000) e Operation Swordfish (2001), give an idea of his qualities as a director, White its originality is first and foremost the furnishings.
Indeed it is in Antarctica, on an American station, where the story takes place, as the onset of winter approaches, which will prevent the slightest departure for the next 6 months. This is where Deputy Marshal Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is located. As she prepares to leave the venue, a body is discovered and will then have to continue the investigation. Except that obviously it is not a simple accident, but a murder involving criminals who want to get their hands on 50-year-old nuclear fuel.
A failure on every level
The idea of setting a thriller in such a cold place is interesting, even though it comes from here the comic of the same name by Greg Rucka and Steve Lieber, on which it is based White. Also, we can think about Insomnia (2002) by Christopher Nolan, set in Alaska, or the horror film The thing (1982), also located in Antarctica. Recently, season 4 of True detective I also opted for a similar setting, in Alaska, when it was about to get permanently dark for several weeks. However, this remains insufficient Whitevery far from these cited examples.
Made on a budget of $35 million, the feature film was a commercial failure, grossing just $18 million worldwide (including just 75,000 admissions in France). The mere presence of Kate Beckinsale is not enough to attract the public. But the opinions on White they were also disastrous. With 7% positive opinions from the presslisted on Rotten tomatoes, this is one of the worst soundtracks in Kate Beckinsale’s filmography. The public hasn’t been much kinder, as the site shows only 21% positive opinions. In France, the averageAssigned it’s only 1.6/5 for print, and 2.1/5 for viewers. Laborious therefore, despite once again the convincing presence of Kate Beckinsaleas indicated Movie news in his review:
Even the presence of Kate Beckinsale, very convincing, does not justify lingering on this suspenseful feature film which never rises above the level of a banal television film.
Source: Cine Serie
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