Review of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) by Shaun B — 21 Nov 2009

The movie is such a mixed bag of entertaining action & cheesy bad acting. Alan Rickman shines as the villain.

This review of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) was written by Shaun B on 21 Nov 2009.

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

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