The Guardian reviews Pressure, a wartime drama in which Andrew Scott plays James Stagg, the real-life Scottish meteorologist who persuaded General Eisenhower to delay the D-day invasion in 1944 because of an incoming storm. Adapted by David Haig from his own play and directed by Anthony Maras, the film retains a stagey theatricality but is described as slick and watchable, offering a fresh angle on a pivotal wartime decision that carried the risk of tens of thousands of lives.

The review highlights the clash between Stagg and Colonel Irving P Krick (Chris Messina), a brash American forecaster favoured by Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser), as well as friction with a frustrated General Montgomery (Damien Lewis) eager to launch the invasion on the planned date of 5 June. The critic feels the film gestures towards giving Stagg the depth of a figure like Alan Turing without fully committing to it, leaving Scott's otherwise cold, stoic performance short of real emotional weight, despite a subplot involving his heavily pregnant wife in London. Kerry Condon co-stars as Eisenhower's secretary Kay Summersby. Pressure is in UK and Irish cinemas from 9 September.