A movie starring Kate Beckinsale (one of the most beautiful women in the world imho), based on an accliamed graphic novel that went on to do what most movies based on graphic novels do: get panned by critics and underperform at the box office. How bad did it get panned? It was called the 8th worst movie of 2009 and got a 7% score at Rotten Tomatoes and is the 100th worst reviewed movie at Rotten Tomatoes.
The story? Carrie Stetko (Kate Beckinsale) is a US Marshal at a science base in Antarctica who is just days away from leaving the frozen continent for the mainland. This is the last chance to get out before the base goes in lockdown for the entire winter, something hastened by a giant winter storm that is appraoching. Then she gets word of a dead body found on the ice. This leads to the investigation where Carries tries to find the murderer who has to be one of the people on the base. In addition there is a UN security agent who appears that she doesn't trust and a man in black who is running around killing people. And this giant storm that will shut her in for the entire winter.
Was it really as bad at the Rotten Tomatoes rating makes it sound?
No, it isn't that bad at all. The problem isn't really that it's bad, but it's just very generic. While the idea of the antarctic setting is pretty cool, they don't really get much use from it. You are definitely better off watching MARCH OF THE PENGUINS instead. And the detective story isn't anything special. Dead body, question someone, he gets killed and then question, kill, question, kill. Carrie also has a backstory which is pretty dumb and doesn't add anything. The action scenes -- aren't great either (which I blame on the editor more than the director).
If it had had even one great moment I would probably recommend it, but as it is it isn't bad but just kind of blah.
*** MEDIOCRE AND BLAND ****
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