For the record: it holds up brilliantly.

James Hornet’s score alone is worth the ride — still used as a primary temp track for figuring out the edits of new movies.

Effects are the best practical work has to offer.

Timothy Dalton as Errol Flynn with an Aryan secret is phenomenal, having the most fun of his career. Jennifer Connelly is a full on movie star hitting her stride. Alan Arkin at his peak grumpy old man stage. And Billy Campbell deserved a better career.

And the story is pure old fashioned American underdog finds a unique advantage and uses it to take on the bad guys to save the girl. It’s damn near perfect tbh.