PRESSURE (2026)

PRESSURE (2026)

Rated PG-13 - Rottentomatoes freshness score 89% (95% popcornmeter), IMDB rating 7.3/10

Synopsis:

It is 72 hours before allied forces that have been amassing on the island fortress of Great Britain are scheduled to embark on the most important invasion in military history - the invasion of France.  The invasion force includes hundreds of thousands of sailors, soldiers and airmen, and thousands of ships and aircraft.  Though Supreme Allied Commander General Dwight D Eisenhower has a council of military leaders and advisors to help him, it is his decision alone to decide when they should attack.  Unfortunately, the weather of northern Europe can be highly unpredictable, so Winston Churchill recommends RAF Group Captain James Stagg, whom be believes to be the best meteorologist in Great Britain, be brought in to make the final weather prediction for D-Day.

Thoughts:

My overall impression of this movie supports the freshness ratings from Rottentomatoes.  The cast and storytelling are extremely compelling, and the way the events are portrayed seem to reflect what actually happened.  Andrew Scott knocks it out of the park as James Stagg, and though I'm not sure I would have cast Brendan Fraser as Eisenhower (the look very little alike, and has a much larger build than Ike), he does a great job portraying someone who has the weight of the world on his shoulders.  And Damien Lewis makes a good Bernard Montgomery.  

The atmosphere in the meteorology office, and conflicting attitudes and approaches of Stagg and the US chief meteorologist bring the story to its climax.  

I watched this movie in the theater, and since on disc.  

I recommend this movie, particularly if you are fan of military history.