Green Light

This is not a bad film. In fact it's quite watchable, and not just for Flynn completists; Flynn's youthful beauty is in full force, and his female co-stars are lovely and completely competent. Sir Cedric satisfies in the wise sagely role, and the plot is engaging, though it is light fare. I do agree, however, that Flynn, while not entirely miscast, because Warners was still experimenting with it's new superstar, was not a natural for this role-he is just a shade unconvincing as the noble saint, whereas he was always convincing as the noble rogue. Some of his natural rouguishness does show through, such as in the "I'm not a saint", "Neither am I" exchange, but Flynn was always at his best when he could display his intelligent and sometimes cruel wit to full effect in a noble cause which it takes him a little time to come around to fully support. He played a similar role in "Dive Bomber", where, though his character was noble, he definitely was no saint, and therefore he was more believable. Warners was smart to utilize him in the swashbuckling type roles that he is best remembered for, because that was what he saw himself as in many ways-"the method" was not his style.

6.8/10.