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Robin Hood (2010) Review

Robin Hoodwink

  • Phil Brown Phil Brown
  • May 14, 2010
  • 2 Minute Read
Robin Hood (2010) Review
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Score: 4 / 10

There are certain things you expect to see in a Robin Hood movie: an archery competition, the rich getting robbed, Merry Men living in trees, Little John fighting on logs, a flirtatious Maid Marion, a villainous Sheriff of Nottingham, and a whole lot of spandex. You’ll get none of these from this blockbuster adaptation. Admittedly, the lack of green tights is refreshing, but the rest is a major disappointment.

This new edition of Robin Hood comes to us from the high-powered director/actor duo of Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe. Ten years ago, these guys brought us the Oscar-winning Gladiator, which was a grand historical epic masquerading as a summer blockbuster. That’s clearly what they were trying to accomplish here, but they’ve failed. The problem is that the Robin Hood mythology is not suited to grand tragedy or history lessons. It’s a ripping yarn designed to thrill children, but sadly this film is dragged down by pretentious baggage that feels woefully out of place. They’ve squeezed the life out of Robin Hood with this overlong and self-important prequel.

That’s right—prequel.

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Final Thoughts:

It’s as if Crowe and Scott signed on to make a Robin Hood movie, then decided that they didn’t want to make one, so they just threw together an historical epic instead.
Phil Brown

Phil Brown

Phil Brown is a film critic, comedy writer, and filmmaker who can be found haunting theaters and video stores throughout Toronto.
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Robin Hood

Director(s): Ridley Scott
Cast: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt
Studio: Universal
Running Time: 140 min

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