There are certain things you expect when going into a movie starring Tom Hanks. For starters, he always winds up a hero. Astronaut, army ranger, airline pilot, or even Forest Gump – all earn medals of honor for their acts of valor. He also uses familiarity to his advantage. Audiences needn’t waste time deciphering the character’s moral code, they already know where Hank stands from past films. His trademark is goodwill. In Hollywood, good guys finish first.
Cmdr. Ernerst Krause, Hank’s role in the new World War II nautical drama Greyhound, is indeed a good guy, but also a troubled one. Krause is tasked with commanding a Fletcher-class destroyer. Nicknamed Greyhound, the ship is packed with soldiers, canons, radars, and tasked with crossing a dangerous stretch of the Atlantic called…
