Pressure

 

    Who would want to watch a 140 minute film about the weather? 

   Well, not just any weather but rather the forecast for the D-Day invasion of France. This fact based film puts the spotlight on meteorologist, James Stagg who is pressed into service by Dwight D. Eisenhower to accurately predict the weather for the day of the invasion, June 5th, 1944.

    Recommended by Winston Churchill, Scott completely disagrees with Eisenhower's American meteorologist, Irving P. Krick forcing "Ike" into one of his most critical decisions of the war. Bad weather can have potentially disastrous results for the invasion.

    The film stars Andrew Scott as Stagg and he is just sensational. Also starring is Brendan Fraiser as General Eisenhower. Co-starring are Kerry Condon as Kay Summersby, Chris Messina as Irving P. Krick, Damian Lewis as Bernard Montgomery, and Con O'Neill as Air Chief Marshall Trafford Leigh-Mallory.

     Director and co-writer Anthony Maras does a good job building the tension as the clock ticks down to the faithful date with a final decision yet to be made. While we all know the actual outcome of the D-Day, this little known fact about the days leading up to the invasion tells a story that very easily could of had a very different and horrible outcome.