“The China Syndrome” reminded me a lot of “All the President’s Men” – an intelligent suspense centered around the news. Instead of newspaper reporting, we have Jane Fonda, a pretty news anchor pigeon-holed by her bosses into doing the light and friendly pieces instead of real news. During a location piece about nuclear power, she and her team, including Michael Douglas (also a producer of the film), witness what they think is an “accident” but are thwarted in their attempts to put it on the news. One of the shift leaders, Jack Lemmon in a dramatic role, at first tries to reassure them about plant safety, but is driven to desperate measures when he realizes what risks the head people are taking in order to make a profit. It’s nice to see films that respect their audience’s intelligence and attention span.