adonis98-743-186503 Two traveling med students run for their lives after the local law enforcement wrongfully labels them manic killers. Pressure is a 2002 Action Thriller starring Kerr Smith and Lochlyn Munro and although i was expecting it to be awful it really surprised me in fact this is a well made and well shot thriller with a great performance by Smith but also with some good suspense here and there. It does have it's flaws tho since some characters are a bit stupid or some things that do happen as the movie goes on get a bit too comedic at times but even with it's flaws this is a film that actually will surprise you and might even shock you at how watchable it really is.

sndupre7 Unlike the reviewers who low rated it(my supposition is there won't be many)I couldn't justifiably in good conscience rate this film any less than a 10. Standard grade television fare? OK, lesser known stars (who based on this, will probably have had bigger titles by now)and an apparently formulaic setup: two friends on a road trip, yadda, yadda, yadda, seen it before. This flick, however, transcends that fantastically. Oscarworthy? No, but only because its not the type of film people who raved about Black Swan want to see. It is not fast-moving running,jumping, and gratuitous shooting, nor deep, thought-provoking fare. It is the perfect popcorn film. Great situations (oh, NOW what do we do?),the coolest sheriff this side of R. Lee Ermey,a most-depraved,sociopathic villain who you are "entertained" watching and waiting for to "get his" (possibly accompanied by what I thought was a great one-liner) and somehow, a sensible conclusion. Anybody who slights it on police-involved circumstances and procedures I'd strongly suggest talk to some police or ex-police without a microphone and camera running. Highly recommended.

movieman_kev Steve and Patrick, two med students on their way home from a little vacation, stop at a rundown bar just for one drink. While Patrick is having fun trying to make time with the cheerleaders, perhaps I neglected to mention there was a.cheer convention in town, but I digress, while he's there, poor Steve gets talked into escorting a local woman out into the parking lot where he's promptly mugged and under circumstances not under his control finds himself on the run from the law.It took me awhile to actually watch this movie, it's been in my Instant Netflix queue seemingly forever, and it's a shame that I didn't remedy that sooner, as I found this to be a pretty well-acted solid enough thriller. Some of the characters felt one-dimensional and the ending felt a tad rushed but a good little flick none the less. My Grade: B

thebigmovieguy 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.