... that`s what it said on the info button of my remote control and this intrigued me because what sort of madmen think they can make " A breakneck yarn of redneck cops and cheerleaders " ? Well director Richard Gale and co-writer Craig Brewer think they can .As you`d might expect with " A breakneck yarn of redneck cops and cheerleaders " PRESSURE is rubbish . It includes many dumb situations involving logic , characterisation and stereotyping . Actually stereotyping is the thing that stuck out in my mind as the cops here are as you`d expect in a rural American state - Inbred , inter related and a bigger menace to society than any local criminal , a sort of cross between the drill instructor from FULL METAL JACKET and the pig fetish freaks from DELIVERANCE. But I also wish to say credit where it`s due because despite ludicurous and very dumb PRESSURE is a fairly entertaining movie and even though Richard Gale and Craig Brewer are very possibly mad for wanting to do " A breakneck yarn of redneck cops and cheerleaders " I never felt like switching the TV off . Let`s hope they don`t get stopped for speeding by state troopers on a lonely road

I've seen "Pressure" a few months ago when I rented the DVD at blockbuster videos. I thought it was just okay as first but I afterwards saw the special features including a small featurette about the making of the movie. Actors sat down and talked about the movie's actual message. So when I saw the movie for the second time, I found it much more entertaining once you've understand what the hell is going on !"Pressure" tells the story of Steve (Kerr Smith) and Patrick (Lochlyn Munro) who are two medical students back from a conference heading for California. On their way home, they stop at a bar somewhere in Oregon where they get into trouble when Steve gets involved with the wrong girl (Angela Featherstone). The rest of the movie is one big chase scene where Steve and Patrick must prove their innocence.*SPOILERS*Don't read this part if you haven't seen the movie. Unless of course you're not willing to see it at all.As I was saying, Steve gets involved with a girl who manages to take him outside of the bar for a few minutes. Steve is attacked by her boyfriend with whom she robs his belongings. But that's not all. Her boyfriend is some kind of crazy idiot who likes to see people suffer to feel in control. So he brings Steve out in the woods to scare the hell out of him but accidently shoots his balls off when he triggers his gun in his pants. Steve manages to escape with Patrick. Unfortunately, the guy who shots himself is a cop and his father is the sheriff. You guess about the rest.I personally think that "Pressure" was a good movie by director Richard Gale. Do you know he shot this movie in 18 day ?!! Incredible is the results if you watch the movie and its special features. It will explain you what you'll probably won't understand while viewing the film. Overall, "Pressure" is a nice little chase movie like many others except that it stands altogether. The script is solid, the direction is good and the acting is average. A good movie for people who've enjoyed "The fugitive" and "Rambo". Not as violent as both of these, though. Rent this movie. It's worth it. I rate it 7/10.

Students-on-the-road-getting-in-trouble seems to be one of the themes of the year. At first sight, this movie does not look very differently from the other action or horror flicks I saw recently. However, it has a quality and coherence that is not usual for movies in its class. Without any known name in the cast, with a low budget and according to some of the critics in only 19 days, director Richard Gale succeeded to make a very decent movie. His hand is sure, his cut is professional, and the movie might have been low-cost for the producers, but never looks cheap. I also think that something deeper about the American gun culture is trespassing the screen. I expect nice surprises from this director in the future. 7/10 on my personal scale.

Pressure is something of a paradox. It plays like an above-average TV movie, but at times does better than standard hollywood fare in avoiding plot cliches and explosion-driven narratives.Kerr Smith, probably familiar from Dawson's Creek, is pretty likeable as the young man caught up in a series of freak mishaps which leave him hunted by the local police for a crime he didn't commit. There are some dodgy moments (The old camera spinning round the head as he tries to stay sane moment leaps to mind) but overall it's undemanding and he does fine. The supporting cast does fine, Lochlyn Munro is best as his unbelievably loyal friend (You're the subject of a statewide manhunt and waving a gun around while covered in blood? Let's go!) and the sheriff is suitably psychotic. That's the main character problem with the film - some of the characters are just so damn nasty it makes them somewhat unbelievable.The narrative is the film's strong point, although it tails off a bit in the second half. The way that things fall apart in the first place is suitably plausible and it's a shame that the same inventiveness couldn't continue through the whole script. Things stay pretty tense though, and really the only complaint is that it ends a bit easily and perhaps should have been drawn out a bit longer - hardly the worst criticism of a film.So overall - not a bad way to kill 90 minutes on a sunday afternoon.