Personally, I prefer "The Dawn Patrol." In "The Eagle and the Hawk" the acting is less compelling, the dialog is more forced and more melodramatic, the aerial dogfight scenes are less convincingly edited (but there are some dandy shots too). You never know quite when the March character is going to blow up, but you do know it'll be sooner or later. I give Cary Grant's performance higher marks than most of the other reviewers do; his ambiguities feel as if they are sincerely wrought, and he comes and goes like a Bodishatva throughout the film. Carole Lombard is a knockout and the right choice for the Beautiful Lady; I appreciated her efforts to make her minor character a memorable one.
Review of The Eagle and the Hawk
