![]() ![]() The cast is great! Errol Flynn is in his element as the popular and noble gentleman Maj. ![]() When you watch an Errol Flynn action flick you expect to see some lighthearted fun action sequences but in this movie the action is heavy, powerful and dramatic. The drama in the movie is also surprisingly heavy. There are some subtle sequences with some very well written and clever dialog. I especially like the sequences with the political game between Surat Khan and the Russians with the British. ![]() The several plot lines of the story are well developed in the story. It doesn't make the actions of the light brigade seem any less noble or heroic, so the movie does the true story justice in my opinion. It's based on true events, although the movie takes lots of liberties with the story but this really does the movie no harm. The story itself is quite fascinating, with the exception of the whole love triangle thing of course. It makes the first part of the movie feel kind of obsolete and yes, it is definitely true that you can basically skip the whole first part of the movie, with the exceptions of a few sequences maybe, which are important for the development of the story and certain characters. The movie takes epic proportions in its action sequences, which are big and spectacularly brought to the screen. But just like "Pearl Harbor" the best moments of the movie are in the second part, in the action sequences. Flynn and de Havilland surely are one of the best screen couples of all time, so those moments are still better and more enjoyable than your average '30's love filled drama. The movie started of just like Michael Bay's "Pearl Harbor", with a love triangle story between the Errol Flynn character, his brother played by Patric Knowles and Olivia de Havilland. I knew Errol Flynn was in it, so I expected an adventurous movie with lots of memorable action sequence. I watched this film without really knowing what to expect of it. However about halve way through the movie its story takes a turn and turns into a delicious action filled epic, with the charge of the light brigade at the ending as the icing on the cake. The movie starts of as your average period drama with a love triangle and formulaic, typical '30's dramatic moments. ![]()
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