The Adventures of Errol Flynn

Russell Mulcahy's seriocomic imagining of Errol Flynn's pre-stardom adventures is hugely satisfying old-fashioned fun.

[W]ith its incoherent, episodic script, "In Like Flynn" lacks the worth of even a minor Flynn film.

This is an ambitious film from an important director that, like its subject, is far from perfect. But it deserves credit for just being there.

As Flynn, Australian actor Thomas Cocquerel...has the looks but neither the accent nor the urbanity required to bring him back to life.

This is a fun film constructed in a smart way: an anti-high art picture that happily prioritises embellishing legend over recreating life.

A disgracefully entertaining romp that packs an unexpected emotional wallop.

Predominantly fizzy and shamelessly cheesy

The cast is first rate. As Flynn, Cocquerel has the good looks that made the Tazmanian Devil a star.

The four have varying views of what their worldviews should be. The pacing is uneven, but the film still has some philosophical heft.

Flashes of fun, mostly in the brawls, but a run-of-the-mill script and never dazzling leads let ol'Errol down.