6/10
"I'm afraid your long stay in a country ruled by a king in petticoats has made you a feminist."
30 October 2015
Errol Flynn plays the great lover (and apparently swordsman) Don Juan in this enjoyable attempt by Warner Bros. to recapture some of Flynn's swashbuckling glory. It's actually the humor and not the action that makes this one stand out. Otherwise it would be just another Technicolor costumer. The action scenes are many but very routine. If you've seen a few of Flynn's swashbucklers before, you've seen fencing scenes as good or better than what this has to offer. The story itself is also nothing to write home about, but it is undeniably entertaining thanks to Errol's charisma. Alan Hale is great fun as his sidekick. Sadly this would be Hale's last movie with his frequent co-star. Don Juan romances a few lovely ladies in this one but it's his romance with Viveca Lindfors that the movie is built around. Robert Douglas is a particularly goofy-looking villain. Beautiful sets, costumes, and lush Technicolor are major pluses. Max Steiner's exciting score goes a long way towards reminding one of Erich Wolfgang Korngold's classic scores for Flynn's earlier successes. Not a patch on Robin Hood or Captain Blood but a fun movie nonetheless.
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