WWII Film 'Pressure' Review
Originally published May 29, 2026
By Bilge Ebiri · Vulture — Movies
AI-generated summary based on Vulture — Movies · Aggregated by Filmarian · Human-reviewed and approved on May 29, 2026
Key points
- Pressure tells the story of Group Captain James Stagg's weather forecasting for D-Day
- Brendan Fraser plays a tempestuous Dwight D. Eisenhower in the film
- The movie takes creative liberties with historical figures and events
The new World War II film Pressure tells the story of Group Captain James Stagg, a British meteorologist tasked with forecasting the weather for the D-Day Normandy invasion in 1944. The film stars Andrew Scott as Stagg and Brendan Fraser as a tempestuous Dwight D. Eisenhower. Despite some creative liberties, the movie effectively strips down the complex affair to its compelling cinematic essentials. The script by David Haig and director Anthony Maras pits Stagg against American forecasters led by Colonel Irving Krick, played by Chris Messina, who predicted sunny skies for D-Day based on old weather maps.
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