Review of Greyhound (2020) by Icivindur — 11 Feb 2021
By far the best movie of 2020 and one of the best "war movies". The "Greyhound" is as free as possible from Hollywood clichés, from vulgar melodramatic "characters development", fake moralizing and grotesque action scenes.
And this is paradoxical, since the entire film is a continuous action that "grabs" and does not let you to the end. This is because the "Greyhound" strives for maximum truthfulness, does not speculate with pretentious phrases, does not seek to "squeeze a tear" from an audience with melodramatic scenes and does not moralize.
We see a sea convoy across the Atlantic through the eyes of a destroyer captain during an attack on the convoy by a "wolf pack" of German submarines. We witness the burden and loneliness of power experienced by the commander when making decisions - is it worth to save the crew of a sunken ship, or to leave them to certain death in cold waters and rush to protect other ships from the enemy? How to dodge torpedoes? Should the radio silence be broken? How to outmaneuver a submarine? Sleepless days, lack of air support, feet trampled in boots to blood, numerous small and important decisions that entail consequences, including lost of human lives, put pressure on the captain, burdening him with a load that he cannot and should not share with anyone.
At the same time, the captain of the "Greyhound" does not hate the enemy, he is a Christian who overcomes his fear and burden of loneliness in power by entrusting himself to God, relying on Him.
Captain of the "Greyhound" is a "good shepherd", a shepherd dog, protecting his "herd" of ships from the "wolf pack" of submarines. The film is attentive to details and very realistic, it is devoid of sentimentalism, but at the same time, it is extremely emotional, seeking to influence the audience not by dialogues, but by what is happening on the screen, small details without words.
No propaganda or false moralizing, just a commander doing what he must and a team whose lives depend on his decisions. 9 out of 10.
This review of Greyhound (2020) was written by Icivindur on 11 Feb 2021.
Greyhound has generally received very positive reviews.
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