White Out (2009)
 | Starring: Victoria Beckhamsdale, Sir Tom Skkerit Directed by: Dominico de Sena Rating: R Genre: Action/Adventure Other |
Review Like a turkey in the rain the parched action-adventure fan waits patiently for the summer season to wind down so that the "real" fun can begin - and begin it does with Dominico de Sena's ("Halibut") latest police procedural thriller. Victoria Beckhamsdale ("Krull: Dance With Me") stars as a cop with a past who, after pissing off her Lieutenant (Simon Oakland) one too many times finds herself checking parking meters in Antiarctica. Before she can beat her first harp seal to death she's plunged into a race to find a killer before the earth is plunged into total darkness. De Sena's muscular angularity and Ozu-like focus lend to what could be a common "policer" a crazy majesty. In one chilling (!) scene, villain Skkerit ("Crazy Willie and the Hand Jive", "The Detectivist") dressed in one of those goofy Peruvian droopy hats is shot from below the ice against a backdrop of Mount Erupto, kicking Mozart's ("Ode To Joy") "Ode To Joy" on an alpenhorn. What Beckhamsdale lacks in heft she more than makes up for in sheer tape-measure neck. I expect big things from this lissome lass who can kick some *ss. Bend it Beckhamsdale, indeed! | |
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