director jeremiah checheck who bring u big budget debacle like the avenger and the remake of diabolique have direct this ripoff of the die hard concept and do on what look like a blair witch budget . a california nuclear reactor be overtake by arab terrorist . but be you ready . the terrorist aren not arab while theyre really disgruntled american soldier masquerade a arab . we find out that they do not really intend to blow up the reactor just make a statement . be not sure what the statement be but never mind . so there really no threat . but then one of the terrorist decide to go it alone and actually blow up the plant because he kind of crazy . so maybe there be a threat after all . but the army go in and all the bad guy be kill . so there be no threat . oh and and a good guy be kill too . let that be a lesson to everybody . if all of this sound muddled and kinda of a waste of time then you get the idea of what watch meltdown be all about . the script never bother to introduce the character or to even give any personal detail that might flesh them out or emotionally involve the audience . so be leave with one dimensional character represent the expert that nobody will listen to while the trigger happy sergeant while the slimy politician while the dweeby engineer . the story skip from one cliché incident to the next in a formula composite of practically every action movie you have ever see . but at nearly every turn and just when we think something may be at stake the script flinch and we find out there actually nothing to worry about . like die hard and there an police officer who on the inside and unbenownst to the bad guy . the big twist be that the cop here be . a woman . oh and she injure too . but not that bad and just enough to make her wince a couple time . oh and instead of the walkie talkie that bruce willis have this cop have a magic cell phone that work everywhere . even underground . when he not yell at everybody else bruce greenwood his jaw make out of granite try to soothe her over the walkie talkie . he even make a joke once but be afraid his face might crack . after all and this be serious business . but mostly it scene after scene of people argue represent the military expert be argue to wait it out ( his reason doesn not seem particularly sound but he suppose to be the smart guy in this movie so okaaaay ) while the people at the white house argue with him while the army sergeant argue with him too while the nice pakistani nuclear engineer argues with the main terrorist . the dialogue be absolutely b movie all the way and line like and stop the broadcast . stop the broadcast . may have you in roll off your sofa a you wonder if the character be actually refer to this silliness . maybe to compensate for the lack of production quality the camera work be kept jittery in that faux documentary 21 gram style that suppose to lend immediacy and energy to the scene but the way it indiscriminately and amateurishly apply here it downright annoy while even pretentious . further attempt to ratchet up the tempo be make with the inclusion of nonsensical black and white footage that randomly intercut with the main action . but this and too and be pretentious and annoy in that blair witch kinda way . in short and the stylistic attempt look very amateurish . the music live up to the visuals it synthy and cheap sounding . sort of like a porn movie but with less melody and lot more heart beat sound . the graphic treatment be howlingly bad too represent cheesy graphic in huge red font scream out to u 9 represent28 pm a though the timeclock actually make some kind of difference . meltdown may work a a marketing concept but it clear that the script be a second thought . fx part of fox put this cheesy production together and drop several million dollar on it . now thats what i call a meltdown .