Robin Hood (2010)

[Henry88]

Release Date: May 14, 2010


Oscar winner Russell Crowe stars as the legendary figure known by generations as "Robin Hood," whose exploits have endured in popular mythology and ignited the imagination of those who share his spirit of adventure and righteousness. In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.

The untitled Robin Hood adventure chronicles the life of an expert archer, previously interested only in self-preservation, from his service in King Richard's army against the French. Upon Richard's death, Robin travels to Nottingham, a town suffering from the corruption of a despotic sheriff and crippling taxation, where he falls for the spirited widow Lady Marion (Oscar winner Cate Blanchett), a woman skeptical of the identity and motivations of this crusader from the forest. Hoping to earn the hand of Maid Marion and salvage the village, Robin assembles a gang whose lethal mercenary skills are matched only by its appetite for life. Together, they begin preying on the indulgent upper class to correct injustices under the sheriff.

With their country weakened from decades of war, embattled from the ineffective rule of the new king and vulnerable to insurgencies from within and threats from afar, Robin and his men heed a call to ever greater adventure. This unlikeliest of heroes and his allies set off to protect their country from slipping into bloody civil war and return glory to England once more.

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[AJMoosie]

I actually went and saw this movie a couple days ago, and to say the least, it was as forgettable as advertised. Completely pedestrian in set up from beginning to end, with little, if anything, riveting at all. Crowe practically sleptwalk throughout his role, sounding unenthusiastic and bored as hell upon delivering his lines. Cate Blanchette did the best she could with her part, but she came across just as lame. Oh, and on top of that, there was 0 chemistry between the two; completely cold as fish.

[Nergol]

Verdict: Meh.

[Relaxing Dragon]

I'm sticking to my "Annoyingly average" remark that I used in the other thread.

Come on, Crowe and Scott, you can do better and you know it.

[mearnest]

From what I've heard this just another example of studio interference.  The original concept seemed kind of interesting.

[warofthebees]

As a HUGE fan of people being knocked over by other people on horseback and/or falling off of a horse, I loved this film.  The best was the final battle, where even side characters who you forgot about showed up!  I'm pretty sure at some point, Spiderman was fighting the French!

I also love when movies are just two and a half hour previews for their own sequels!  AWESOME. 

Breakout character of the year:  the cook at the beginning who seems like he'll be important and then leaves the film forever after shooting an arrow.

Oh, and how about Prince John flip flopping more than Jimmy Buffet's footwear?  I never knew what he was going to do, it was WACKY!

---Guest post by Peter Hammond.