The China Syndrome. 1979.
Reporter Kimberly Wells and cameraman Richard Adams doing a story on energy saving. While visiting Ventera Power Plant a incident happens that appears to be something small but find out a cover up of something big may have happened.
Filmed in 1978 and not released until March 1979, the film was criticized by the Nuclear Power Energy committee for being a work of fiction then the incident at Three Mile Island happened that was almost the same incident...bet their faces were red.
Jane Fonda and Michael Douglas play the reporter and cameraman who try to find was exactly happened and are stonewalled by their boss and become more of a investigation duo and meet with a specialist who gives the best line in this film
" Your Lucky To Be Alive".
Jack Lemmon gives a decent portrayal as shift plant supervisor Jack Godell who is told what happens and takes it but soon uncovers more than just a small incident and tries to become the whistle blower that may have repercussions than just simple threats.
Director James Bridges seemed to know how to capture the audience's attention with this very nicely styled pace thriller that can have plenty of tense moments and with very little to no background score throughout the film makes it more realistic.
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