Pressure film reviewed. Brendan Fraser as Eisenhower and Andrew Scott as the meteorologist who helped win D-Day.

[Hollow Ronan]

Pressure, the new film about the meteorological decision-making behind the D-Day invasion, is receiving strong reviews following its limited release this week. Brendan Fraser plays General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Andrew Scott plays James Stagg, the RAF meteorologist who correctly predicted the brief weather window that allowed the invasion to proceed on June 6 1944 rather than waiting for conditions that would have been catastrophic.

The film tells a specific story about how good science and the willingness to act on it can literally change history. NPR coverage notes it also highlights the disadvantage the US was at relative to Britain in weather forecasting science at the time.

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[Kieran88]

The meteorology story of D-Day is one of the most underappreciated decision-making moments in twentieth century history. Getting the 36-hour weather window right when a mistake meant the invasion fails is extraordinary

[Demi-Q]

Andrew Scott as James Stagg is exceptional casting. The film requires someone who can make the intellectual confidence required to tell Eisenhower the weather is right believable rather than arrogant

[Neon Grace]

Brendan Fraser's career renaissance continues to produce interesting choices. Eisenhower is not the obvious Brendan Fraser role and that is part of why it is interesting

[ReacherBadger]

The US being at a disadvantage to Britain in weather science in 1944 is the specific historical detail that makes the story about more than one decision. It is about institutional investment in knowledge

[CMPunk02]

Good meteorology winning wars is the argument the film is making and it is correct. The weather window was the decisive variable and Stagg's prediction was the decisive act

[AJStyles92]

Films about decisions rather than battles are the war films that age best. The Darkest Hour, Dunkirk from Churchill's perspective, now Pressure. The interesting story is usually the one behind the lines