Andrew Scott Anchors 100-Minute D-Day Drama 'Pressure' as Review Praises Its Tense Weather-Forecast Story
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Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 27
Andrew Scott Anchors 100-Minute D-Day Drama 'Pressure' as Review Praises Its Tense Weather-Forecast Story
7 articles · Updated · Hollywood Reporter · May 27
Anthony Maras’ 100-minute film is framed as a gripping account of the 72 hours before D-Day, centering on meteorologist James Stagg’s warning that a June 5, 1944 invasion would fail in bad weather.
Andrew Scott draws the strongest praise for playing Stagg as prickly but deeply human, while the review says the film sustains tension by turning forecasting disputes with Irving Krick and Eisenhower into high-stakes drama.
Brendan Fraser is judged effective but somewhat miscast as Eisenhower, with Kerry Condon adding emotional ballast as Kay Somersby and Chris Messina solid as the rival forecaster eventually outmatched.
Based on David Haig’s stage play, the PG-13 release opens May 29 via Focus Features, with the review saying Maras overcomes talky, jargon-heavy material through cinematic staging and archival footage.
Will Brendan Fraser's controversial Eisenhower portrayal undermine this high-stakes D-Day drama?
With critics divided, is the D-Day film 'Pressure' a tense thriller or an elegant but empty reenactment?
How much historical truth did 'Pressure' sacrifice for its D-Day weather forecast story?