Yet after I spend a couple of
afternoons with him, it becomes clear that he thinks he has a reasonable
shot at something that has eluded researchers for decades: creating a fusion device that yields more
energy than it consumes, and doing so on a budget of tens of millions instead of billions.
Shot quickly and cheaply in high - definition video and almost entirely on one set, the movie has almost zero visual
energy, but it teems with snappy dialogue and the same carnival anarchy Lumet brought to «Dog Day
Afternoon» and «Network.»