Review of Robin Hood (2010) by Doctor S — 21 Jul 2017

Unjustly maligned by critics, not every adventure story has to play like a brain-dead summer blockbuster wannabe. Robin Hood is actually one of the best origin stories I have seen, following the path of robin long stride, and archer and Richard the lion heart army, as he returns from the crusades just ahead of the French invasion. All of the characters we know - will scarlet, Little John, Friartuck, and of course made Marion - or cleverly woven into this backstory tapestry that adheres faithfully to the legend that will follow. acting heavyweights Russell Crowe and Kate Blanchett team up tremendously well on screen, especially as Marion tryouts to hi acting heavyweights Russell Crowe and Kate Blanchett team up tremendously well on screen, especially as Marion tries to deny her feelings towards this stranger who upends her life with news of her missing husband, and the phrase "a good knight" becomes a very funny double entendre. I liked about every choice they made with one huge exception, when Delilah drill decides to become yeah whe I liked about every choice they made with one huge exception, when Galadriel suddenly becomes Eowyn despite no apparent battle training in her whole life. Ridiculous!

The supporting cast is very strong with Mark Addie likable as Friartuck,.

The supporting cast is very strong with Mark Addie likable as Friartuck, Max Von Sydow still engaging at 106 years old as Marion's father, and Oscar Isaac as a petulant and shifty Prince John to highlight a few. It's true that Errol Flynn and Kevin Costner both have this Robin Hood beat in terms of thrills and spells, but that wasn't Ridley Scott's ambition. He t approaches this legend with reverence and is more interested in who the characters are than showering the screen with arrows, with a couple exceptions. I found this return teaming of Crowe & Scott much superior to the overblown "Gladiator", which many of those same critics probably adored.