Greyhound: A War on the Seas

By Joshua Wynn, Entertainment reporter, February 2, 2021

The movie GreyHound is loosely based on the novel The Good Shepherd by C.S Forester starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Shue, Stephen Graham, Chet Hanks, Tom Britteny, Karl Glusman, Rob Morgan, Lee Norris, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, and Devin Drude. This film directed by Aaron Schneider takes another look at war on the high seas. There are some similarities to USS Indianapolis Men of Courage, In Enemy Hands, and others from the 1900s. For now, the movie Greyhound can be seen in theaters and on Apple Tv+.

 

GreyHound starts in early 1942  during WW2 and it is about a captain named Ernest Krausau who is in command of a destroyer the USS Kelling, its call sign is GreyHound. Their job was to lead 32 Allied ships across the Atlantic Ocean while trying to evade and fight German U boats and safely reach their destination. The best scene was the part when Captain Ernest Krausau’s crew were trying to use their sonar to detect a German U boat that disappeared from their radar. Onboard, one crew member realized why it mysteriously went off their sonar.

 

This movie showed us using today's technology what it was like during WW2 to fight against German U Boats. I would say if you're looking for a WW2 movie on the seas this is for you. Critics have said that Tom Hanks and his acting have lifted this movie up and like me, they would have liked this film to have looked deeper into the story and characters. However, if you looking for a long story then sorry you will have to look elsewhere. People don’t often say this, but I wish the movie was longer to include more of the story and character development.