Review of The China Syndrome (1979) by Michael D — 08 Jul 2010
Classic suspense/thriller masterpiece involving a TV crew taking unauthorized footage of a supposedly minor incident at a nuclear power plant are alarmed to learn that the situation they witnessed & recorded was far more dire and close-to-catastrophic than originally anticipated.
For a movie with no musical score, this one is amazingly and consistently intense! Fonda as the reporter and Douglas as the cameraman are outstanding as is Lemmon as the main plant supervisor who is caught in the middle of doing the right thing and being pressured by company heads to start things up again in spite of the heavy potential disaster involved.
This movie also had the uncanny timing of being released shortly before the real-life partial core meltdown accident at the Three-Mile Island nuclear facility - thus adding even more punch to it. A very powerful viewing experience in many ways!
This review of The China Syndrome (1979) was written by Michael D on 08 Jul 2010.
The China Syndrome has generally received very positive reviews.
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