Review of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) by Alex S — 20 Mar 2011

Entertaining action comedy starring Kevin Costner and Alan Rickman.

This review of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) was written by Alex S on 20 Mar 2011.

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves has generally received positive reviews.

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I love this movie. So much Robin Hood-esque-ness, and they completely embrace it. It's just so much fun to watch…

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This film was truly astounding... the only knock for me was Costner not even trying to do an accent... but that was it…

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Robin Hood: Prince of Cheese. For some reason I've never watched this film. I guess I wasn't really a Kevin Costner fan as a kid, who is…

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By Gjmoss1 (1) on 11 Jul 2018

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An all time classic. Lots of flaws and an American accent for Robin Hood. But THAT song makes up for it…

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