{"id":555,"date":"2026-05-26T18:37:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=555"},"modified":"2026-05-26T18:37:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T18:37:23","slug":"review-pressure-goes-behind-the-scenes-of-d-day-invasion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=555","title":{"rendered":"Review: ‘Pressure’ goes behind the scenes of D-Day invasion"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Despite two serious issues \u2014 an ill-fitting performance from Brendan Fraser as World War II General Dwight D. Eisenhower and a sometimes monotonal pace \u2014 director Anthony Maras\u2019 classy adaptation of \u201cPressure,\u201d David Haig\u2019s stage play, serves as perfectly respectable entertainment.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s the sort of film you\u2019d watch on a cold winter\u2019s day on PBS.<\/p>\n

The historical drama centers on the agonizing boardroom debate over when to launch D-Day, that critical WWII gamechanger that saw Allies flexing their might in Europe and delivering a huge blow to the Nazis. What issue proved the most problematic? The weather.<\/p>\n

The question was whether climatological conditions would cooperate with the battle plans. Ping-ponging arguments over picking the optimal date make up the bulk of the tightly confined drama.<\/p>\n