'Pressure' Review: Brendan Fraser's Eisenhower Drama Falls Flat Despite Strong Opening
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Alison Foreman
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
A review of the film "Pressure," starring Brendan Fraser as General Dwight D. Eisenhower. The film opens with a striking depiction of Operation Tiger, the disastrous D-Day rehearsal, but ultimately delivers an uneven and dull drama about the strategic weather decision ahead of the Normandy invasion. Despite a strong cast including Andrew Scott and Chris Messina, and some visually arresting moments, the film fails to maintain dramatic tension or political urgency.
Key quotes
· 3 pulled'Pressure' opens with a genuinely arresting image. It's a bird's-eye view of countless bloody bodies scattered across a beach following Operation Tiger.
For that brief moment, filmmaker Anthony Maras seems poised to make something politically urgent and even psychologically immersive from one of World War II's most pivotal strategic decisions.
The film's uneven...
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