Critic Reviews

[This] timely documentary is less persuasive about translating logic into political and economic reality.

Some parts of the film are drily academic, but much of it is quite beautiful and artfully put together by the director.

The most counterintuitive enviro-doc of the year, Pandora’s Promise makes the case that nuclear power may be the closest thing Earth has to a sustainable, realistic supply of energy.

An amazing argument no matter which side of the debate you favor, Stone’s film manages to restock and bring a fresh voice to an old controversy. The documentary is well-made and articulately argued, although that doesn't mean it isn't going to have as many adversaries as champions.

Robert Stone directed the wonderful environmental movement history documentary “Earth Days,” and that earns him the benefit of the doubt for his latest, Pandora’s Promise. He needs that benefit, because what he sets out to do in 87 minutes is upend 50 years of green movement anti-nuclear power dogma.

In the end, its somewhat equivocal message — that nuclear power might just be the lesser of several evils — is more convincing than you’d think.

The film’s restricted scope of analysis and limited selection of sources threatens to undermine its conclusions.

The proceedings, no matter how logical their contentions, come off as merely one side of the debate.

This film certainly chops up a few sacred cows. Could it be that the anti-wind brigade will have to make common cause with climate change scientists?

The director paints a partisan picture, but offers an eloquent and effective challenge to orthodox eco-wisdom.