"GREYHOUND" is a correct war movie set in the middle of the Battle of the Atlantic in 1942, but without the presence of Tom Hanks it would have passed painlessly and without fame and would have ended up in the "closet" underneath "the Apple VOD platform. which I suspect that, thanks to the "alternative" download and streaming options, more viewers would have seen it than would be expected if only the clients of a service with a catalog as lean and uninteresting as the company saw it from the block.
The film reflects quite well what the Nazi submarine "wolf packs" did to the Allied convoys en route to overwhelmed Britain, which attempted to make way for the massive submarine offensive, the defeat of which was only liberated thanks to the United States. . Of course, the film takes certain dramatic liberties, like these radio calls from German divers to Allied ships to scare them a bit more, which foolishly breaks the silence of the radio in the middle of a hunt, but in war movies it has been seen worse propaganda, in whose tradition this Production is found.
The film revolves around a somewhat older, but fit Hanks, showing a consistent, patriotic, very devoted and persevering man who just strives to fulfill his mission as and who seems to be anything to him. viewing Allied (and even German) victims as an embarrassment. But come on, the acting is not masterful, on the contrary: Tom continues making the same face and fulfilling the role of him. As for the rest of the cast, they are not distinguished by the depth of their performances.
In short, a correct and entertaining film with a somewhat hieratic but docile Hanks, in an American anti-hero scheme, excellent soundtrack, good special effects (although with some scenes where the CGI sings a bit), good replicas of the destroyers, submarines and freighters. of the time and the well-known "happy ending" (no one should believe that this is "Das Boot", a German film from 40 years ago that is still in a different league). Have a fun time on a summer afternoon between cannon shots, torpedoes, officers, and some (very little) blood that Apple doesn't like. Oh, and everyone standing in front of the Stars and Stripes flag.
