Pressure opens in theaters on May 29.
Pressure focuses on the 72 hours leading up to D-Day, the Allied invasion of Normandy in June 1944 that ultimately paved the way for the downfall of the Nazis. You’ll never see a more important movie about weather forecasts than this well-crafted, solidly performed drama directed by Anthony Maras and based on David Haig’s 2014 play of the same name.
Pressure dramatizes the fateful choice that General Dwight D. “Ike” Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser), the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force, must make when informed by meteorologist Group Captain James Stagg (Andrew Scott) that massive storms may occur on the invasion’s planned date of June 5th. If the Allies delay D-Day too long, they will lose the element of surprise against the Germans and their best shot at winning the war. But if they go ahead with a massive seaborne invasion during such weather, they risk the whole operation failing and thousands of lives being needlessly lost.
Fraser finds Eisenhower’s vulnerabilities and flaws while maintaining his commanding presence. He cares deeply about his men, but can also be single-minded and demanding. The film also tenderly depicts the close bond between Ike and his chauffeur and personal secretary, Lt. Kay Summersby (a warm Kerry Condon), who acts as the gatekeeper to the general. They’re not a romantic item, mind you, so much as work spouses who know each other well enough to speak frankly.
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