Okay, this is not a movie that's going to have a wide range of appeal across various age groups. I mean, the showing I went to had an audience mostly of folks aged 75 and up. Two people came in pushing walkers. Yep, twenty-somethings are going to wonder what the devil was all this fuss about World War II. But that's the reason why EVERYBODY should see this movie expertly put together by director Anthony Maras.
The plotline is well-known yet simple. The Allied forces are planning their France invasion largely by sea and air. Success is contingent upon perfect weather conditions, which one American meteorologist has predicted. But a British weatherman named James Stagg says otherwise and goes head-to-head with General Dwight Eisenhower. While the main plot and argument is about storm fronts, the film is so much more. It's about the momentous decisions military leaders have to make.
Everything in "Pressure" is superb from the direction to the writing to the set decoration. Indeed, there are only five or six main characters and that results in a super tight movie that tells its story in...get this...101 minutes!
Meanwhile, let's chat some more on the acting. Andrew Scott is stoic and heroic and multi-layered as Stagg. And this is another example of how good an actor Brendan Fraser has become. He commands every moment on the screen as Ike. He has certainly come a long way from "Encino Man."
Oh, there might be some good movies to come along the rest of 2026 and let's hope so. But, for the price of my ticket, there is no other Best Film than "Pressure."
LEN'S RATING: Four stars.
Dinner last night: Salisbury steak.
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