Whiteout.

I watched this last night. I thought it was supposed to be a horror movie that took place on Antarctica. Like John Carpenter's amazing sci-fi horror film, the Thing. But it wasn't. It was a murder thriller. Set in Antarctica. It stars Kate Beckinsale as a US marshall stationed at the research facility at the South Pole. Why a US marshall would be at the South Pole, on a continent that isn't part of the US, is beyond me. In fact, the fact that it's portrayed as normal is ridiculous. Most of the movie is terrible. There was a scene near the beginning of the movie, that explains the "whiteout" and what the Antarctic weather will do to the human body. For absolutely no reason, a group of newbies is exposed to the 50 below weather. It was a horrible plot device to show how harsh the weather is and how it would kill anyone within a few minutes. However, later in the movie, Kate Beckinsale spends 15 minutes outside, without a facemask without any problems, but midway through she gets frostbite on her hand after 2 minutes. It makes absolutely no sense. Her face would be frostbitten, like her fingers. Also, the guy who looks like Kris Kristofferson is trusted, for whatever reason. The entirety of the film was terrible. I made me feel stupid. The writing was horrible, as was the acting, directing, and everything else. The only the halfway decent about the movie was the scene, near the beginning of the movie, in which Kate Beckinsale takes a shower. There isn't any nudity, which sucks monkey balls, but she does take off her clothes and show her hot, sexy, taught body in only underwear. That was a major bonus. Kate Beckinsale is clearly fucking hot and I would totally put it in her. But this film was pretty bad. At various points it had potential, but I couldn't believe most of it. For instance, they kept flying a propeller plane around. That isn't unbelievable, but what isn't understandable is that they shut done the plane and leave it on the open ice. It's 50 or 60 degrees below FUCKING ZERO. Regardless of the intent, a plane parked in the open would freeze. It would become unflyable. In fact, the engine might freeze solid, preventing combustion. The same goes for the Caterpiller tractor thing. You can't leave that shit out in the freezing arctic without it breaking down or freezing up. You put planes in hangers, so they are usable. In Siberia, cars must be parked in heated garages, so they actually continue to run. If you don't, the engine oil freezes to sludge and the engine doesn't work. Why on Earth would you leave a plane in the open, turned off, so it cools off and then won't start again. What a terrible movie, except the scene with almost nude, bent over Kate Beckinsale. That part was awesome. But don't bother to even rent this movie. It was pretty bad. Just download the shower scene, since it's all that is worth it. If you want to see hot shower action, rent something else. If you want an awesome Antarctic movie, get John Carpenter's The Thing. It's so much better.