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Sea Hawk, The (1940) Movie Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Sea Hawk, The (1940) a score of 3.0617 out of 4

based on (18) reviews

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Piddleville (Bill Wren)

It's absolutely brilliant and in a number of respects. I can't help comparing it to The Adventures of Robin Hood....read the complete Sea Hawk, The (1940) review at Piddleville (Bill Wren)

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filmcritic.com

Captain Blood's Errol Flynn hits the high seas again in this overstuffed historical epic. The film careens from the water (as Flynn's Captain Thorpe plays pirate against the Spanish galleons of the Elizabethan era) to the royal drawing rooms (as Thorpe...read the complete Sea Hawk, The (1940) review at filmcritic.com

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Slant Magazine - DVD Review

A devil-may-care rogue with the good looks of a matinee idol, Errol Flynn effortlessly coasted along on movie star charm. 1935's Captain Blood was a warm-up for his live-for-the-moment, die-for-romance characterizations, made enjoyable because he never...read the complete Sea Hawk, The (1940) review at Slant Magazine - DVD Review