Rotten
Like so many campaigning docs this is much more interested in throwing darts at the other guys than giving us a balanced film.
Cath Clarke, Time Out
Pandora's Promise
At the bottom of the box she found hope.
2013 · 1h 29m · N/A
Documentary
Directed by
Robert Stone
Overview
The atomic bomb, the specter of a global nuclear holocaust, and disasters like Fukushima have made nuclear energy synonymous with the darkest nightmares of the modern world. But what if everyone has nuclear power wrong? What if people knew that there are reactors that are self-sustaining and fully controllable and ones that require no waste disposal? What if nuclear power is the only energy source that has the ability to stop climate change?
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
64%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Intelligent, possibly important, definitely counterintuitive -- but needs more reporting and context.
Verne Gay, Newsday
Rotten
The film's tone is boosterish, and the cursory treatment of the cost of a nuclear-based energy overhaul, or the viability of renewable energy, tends to arouse skepticism rather than allay it.
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Rotten
There's not much in the way of balance in this often bone-dry documentary about the bum rap nuclear power has gotten thanks to misinformed, if well-meaning, environmentalists and energy experts.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Fresh
Documenting how five authors changed from anti- to pro-nuke energy stances, Stone is less persuasive at translating this logic into reality.
Bill Stamets, Chicago Sun-Times
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