The China Syndrome – Movie Review
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Director: James Bridges (Perfect)
Writer: Mike Gray, T.S. Cook, James Bridges (Screenplay)
Cast
- Jane Fonda (Book Club)
- Jack Lemmon (The Apartment)
- Michael Douglas (Ant-Man)
- Scott Brady (Gremlins)
- James Hampton (Sling Blade)
- Peter Donat (The Game)
Plot: A reporter finds what appears to be a cover-up of safety hazards at a nuclear power plant.
Runtime: 2 Hours 2 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The China Syndrome starts when reporter Kimberly Wells (Fonda) and her cameraman Richard Adams (Douglas) discover something unusual during their latest story. The pair are being shown the operations within a new nuclear power plant. However, an incident lets them witness how they deal with the situation.
When the pair start exploring the footage, they start to see dangers in the plant. Once they convince one of the employees Jack Godell (Lemmon) to investigate more. However, what he discovers unlocks a much more disturbing truth about the safety of the power plant.
Verdict on The China Syndrome
The China Syndrome is a thriller exploring the dangers of safety measures at a nuclear power plant. It follows a reporter who gets involved in a bigger conspiracy which could prove how dangerous the safety of a nuclear plant. However, the bigger case reveals something much scarier than they ever imagined.
This is an interesting thriller because we know how dangerous nuclear power plants are now. It explores a conspiracy which could change more lives, but at the end of the day, we have seen the consequences. Even though this brings a tense thriller, it could have easily got a lot more intense. It might be because modern cinema has created a more intense structure to the story.
Where to Watch
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Final Thoughts – The China Syndrome is a tense thriller highlighting the dangerous consequences.
