Greyhound

Apple TV+ | Release Date (Streaming): July 10, 2020

7.1	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 185 Ratings

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Mauro_LanariJul 15, 2020

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The Tom Hanks as actor and screenwriter of "Greyhound" has subverted the one as co-producer of "Band of Brothers". If in the TV miniseries the war was little more than a pretext to deal with ethical and existential issues(Mauro Lanari)
The Tom Hanks as actor and screenwriter of "Greyhound" has subverted the one as co-producer of "Band of Brothers". If in the TV miniseries the war was little more than a pretext to deal with ethical and existential issues (including the interviews with survivors: is Hobbes really right when he defines the human condition a pan-bellicism regardless of weapons?), vice versa here there are expensive battle in CGI and a pious, God-fearing, perhaps bigoted single protagonist ("Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever", Hebrews 13:8): "Fury" + "The Good Shepherd". Elisabeth Shue passed through there by chance.… Expand

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flabbygumsJul 10, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This might be a spoiler, but the cinematography was kind of hard to swallow if you will. Their ship is alone in the middle of nowhere and all of a sudden giant ships show up out of nowhere. Just not believable. Also, the story is missing a lot. I ask myself now; what was that about? I really don't know. It's vaguely about Merchant Marines getting attacked by Germans. That's it. Not too oddly, the acting was superb. Just no script. Oh and Black Butlers Matter.… Expand

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henryzandtJul 11, 2020

Left full rudder. War, a boat, a captain, an enemy. Will they manage to escape, will they fulfill their task? Anyway, a lot of action and still boring.

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ScienceAdvisorJul 20, 2020

Well this shows that those handing out 10s cannot pay attention. When convient, the director of cinematography had the internal shots actually bobbing, but otherwise, even during massive chop the crew were perfectly stationary. Also whenWell this shows that those handing out 10s cannot pay attention. When convient, the director of cinematography had the internal shots actually bobbing, but otherwise, even during massive chop the crew were perfectly stationary. Also when convienent, the crew on the deck had water on their face, which means that in only one scene when the Captain (Hanks) was on the main deck, was that true. The rest of time everyone was perfectly dry regardless of the waves they were cutting through.

The main problem with this is that it is CGI, directed by people that have no idea of naval reality (have never been on a ship of any kind), but are experts on jargon and spectacle. Even the CGI begins to fail by the middle of movie, and everything decends into a trope filled action movie. So many shills convinced me this was great, and I believed them. Sony has a lot to be ashamed of with this and TLOU2 false YT claims. They have lost a lot of honor (face).… Expand

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MadDadJul 24, 2020

Intense war movie but unfortunately the average Hollywoodian glorification of the american navy against the usual villian. I read a lot about the WW2 naval warfare and especially UBoot war and the presentation in this movie is simply veryIntense war movie but unfortunately the average Hollywoodian glorification of the american navy against the usual villian. I read a lot about the WW2 naval warfare and especially UBoot war and the presentation in this movie is simply very wrong on most levels. It is sad as it could have been a good movie. German UBoots would never attack that way, not seek radio contact nor surface so close to a destroyer, nor shoot at them with a deck gun from so close. Why? Because they would not have had any chance to survive,,,,,… Expand

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DeanomiteJul 12, 2020

It is not a true story and for some reason that is a big deal to me. It's procedural, there are just so many good true stories that if it not going to be super artistic it should be true.

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JLuis_001Jul 25, 2020

Effective and compelling, yet the focus feels trapped in small ambitions, especially considering the poor development that is given to the characters in order to to exalt the action.

It helps a lot that it doesn't extend its duration anyEffective and compelling, yet the focus feels trapped in small ambitions, especially considering the poor development that is given to the characters in order to to exalt the action.

It helps a lot that it doesn't extend its duration any longer than it should and that makes it more malleable and therefore, more digestible.

I'm not so sure if a theatrical run had been successful, but this is definitely one of those Tom Hanks movies that is content to hit the bare minimum.… Expand

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SoulWarfareAug 22, 2020

Greyhound was a movie that flew under a lot of people's "radar". I did watch the initial trailer and I admit I was not really that impressed. However, with the coronavirus shutting down every cinema and theatre, Greyhound was instead put outGreyhound was a movie that flew under a lot of people's "radar". I did watch the initial trailer and I admit I was not really that impressed. However, with the coronavirus shutting down every cinema and theatre, Greyhound was instead put out on Apple's streaming service which I honestly believe was for the best. The basic synopsis is "U.S. Navy Cmdr. Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) is assigned to lead an Allied convoy across the Atlantic during World War II. His convoy, however, is pursued by German U-boats". Greyhound is directed by Aaron Schneider, no clue on him, with a screenplay by Tom Hanks who is also the main star. Tom Hanks has written screenplays before but those were comedies and "Greyhound" however is a more serious movie. So I was mildly interested to see what Tom Hanks would produce. Starting with the praises, after watching the movie, I really appreciated the fast pacing of the movie. A fair amount of people might think of this as a negative but I personally believe this worked in the movies favor. There are constantly dangerous encounters for the Greyhound and situations that keep as the audience invested. The action scenes are thrilling to watch even though its just boats shooting at U-boats. I also love the sound design in this movie. Every missile shot feels big, every gunshot is loud and the torpedos flying underwater has an unsettling sound that feels like a ticking time bomb. The effects are also pretty good though noticeably CGI but not to the point that it ruins the movie. The music score does its job in building tension even though it does overuse a lot of the same honking noise every time.

A thing I wasn't expecting with the movie was the really realistic take on how these ships are operated during a war. Seeing how the soldiers operated on these warships was very intriguing for someone like me who isn't a serious history buff. The dialogue was very convincingly realistic and I am glad they didn't shy away from the fact that people of African-American Ethnicity were mostly just messed attendants. However, realism also creates some problems as well. Nearly every dialogue in this movie involves some jargon and for the most part the audience would be able to comprehend what they were talking about. Nevertheless, there are a fair amount of dialogue that just feels really confusing to non-army technical people which is a majority of the audience. While I did praise the movie for its realistic take, there is a certain thing in this movie that just kind of took me out of the movie. Throughout, the second half of the movie, the Germans for some reason find the radio frequency and just taunt the Greyhound for no reason except being an over the top villain. It just tears me away from the realism of the movie as it just feels incredibly stupid and not believable whatsoever. This movie also goes through a sort of "Dunkirk" way of storytelling which is focusing on the scenario these people are in rather than developing the characters. This worked for Dunkirk but it didn't really work as well here. The film begins setting up Ernest Krause (Tom Hanks) by having him ask Evelyn Frechette (Elisabeth Shue) for marriage to give him some backstory but it doesn't really amount to anything by the end of the movie. Ernest Krause is a such a straight-up military man that it makes him a very boring protagonist to watch. It worked in Dunkirk as we can see the main character's personality and their struggle for survival. In Greyhound, however, a majority of the characters are very lacking in any personality which makes it less interesting to watch when they are talking. Additionally, there isn't really any dramatic moments that happen in the movie. It justs "the U-boat has appeared!" and "the U-boat is gone!" for a majority of the movie with some missile shooting. It does this for 90 minutes and then the movie ends. Once the movie ended, I didn't really retain any memorable moments from the movie and just had an "okay" reaction.

Overall, the movie is all right. The movie succeeds in giving a tense submarine-thriller showing the ins and out of sea warfare that is interesting to watch and engaging enough to keep watching. The enjoyment will come from seeing how the Greyhound sailors deal with the life-threatening situation. It doesn't have compelling characters or story but it does what it aims to do right and that is good enough.… Expand

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Morris292DSep 26, 2020

It was just all the same for me. How can you make a movie like this and do nothing with it and Tom Hanks looked clueless the whole movie, so i gave it a 4

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DunkaccinoJan 19, 2023

We see the internal struggle of Hanks’ ship (It’s usually either the enemy is detected, or the ship has defects). And that would be better if we cared about the soldiers. They seem to only exist to help Hanks and get the job done. VeryWe see the internal struggle of Hanks’ ship (It’s usually either the enemy is detected, or the ship has defects). And that would be better if we cared about the soldiers. They seem to only exist to help Hanks and get the job done. Very surface level.… Expand

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