Based on a C.S. Forester book, Greyhound looks at the horror of crossing the Atlantic in 1942, shortly after America enters World War II. Tom Hanks plays the captain of a destroyer, and he leads a 37-ship convoy across the ocean while menaced by a 'wolf pack' of U-boats. The movie is set during the ~52-hours where ships were out of aircraft support range and therefore most vulnerable to the German subs.
This movie (which I learned was released on Apple TV+ after the pandemic scrapped a theatrical release) was exhilirating- suspenseful and with amazing effects. Though the book is [apparently] more about Hanks' character than the movie displays, I appreciated the film's focus on the crossing itself, which was horrifying. Highly recommended.
Rating: A
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