For Kate Beckinsale, the “Underworld” franchise movies have given her a ‘cult’ like following of fans with action actor moniker attached! For those of us who are also aware of her performances in “Pearl Harbor (2001), “The Aviator” (2004) as Ava Gardner, “Click” (2006), and “Vacancy” (2007), the depth she brings to her character portrayals is the key. In “Whiteout” she deliver’s a portrait of a person who, like most of us at some point in our lives, is contemplating that all important career change, trying to cope with a past event that shakes one’s trust in those close to us, and trying to complete that final task to move on to a new start, and a new life…

A body is discovered in the wilderness not far from the center. Upon examination it’s revealed the victim didn’t die from exposure, he was killed! Carrie files her findings with her superiors stateside and starts her investigation. Time is of the essence before an approaching storm known as Whiteouts because of the gale force snow and winds that virtually has visibility at a few short feet; Carrie investigates the first homicide to take place in Antarctica’s history! The bodies start to mount as the bizarre mystery unfolds, revealing long buried secrets under the frozen ice, as events lead to one ultimate conclusion: find the killer before he finds her!

Over and above the mystery in the Antarctica, one also gets an education on conditions, facts, and an insight into what has been often called one of the harshest climate regions on Earth, Antarctica at the South Pole.

Starring Kate Beckinsale, Columbus Short, Gabriel Macht, and Tom Skerritt.

Directed by Dominic Sena; written by Jon Hoeber & Erich Hoeber; Rated R for violence, grisly images, brief strong language and some nudity; Warner Bro. Pictures release; Runtime: 96 minutes.