Robin Hood
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53 out of 100

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 255 Ratings

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  • Starring: Cate Blanchett, Matthew MacFadyen, Russell Crowe
  • Summary: The 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, 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. (Universal Pictures)
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 40
  3. Negative: 6 out of 40
  1. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    88
    Head and shoulders above the sort of lightheaded epics Hollywood typically offers during the summer season.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    Scott has an eye -- and it's a very good one -- for sieges of castles, charging horsemen, hand-to-hand combat, glistening swords arcing through the air and deadly arrows whistling toward helpless targets.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Joe Neumaier
    60
    The problem with Russell Crowe's new take on the legend is that it has one muddy boot in history and the other in fantasy. The middling result is far from a bull's-eye.
  4. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Rene Rodriguez
    38
    Certainly a grand-looking picture. For a film that's filled with CGI effects, there wasn't a single shot that looked artificial, and the production design is tremendous. But it's a hollow, boring spectacle.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 124
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 124
  3. Negative: 33 out of 124
  1. LaurenceI
    10
    Empire gave it 4 stars and I totally agree with them. Scotts version of the hood makes much more sense than any before it. All in all I enjoyed it.
  2. alano
    8
    With all of the mixed reviews about this film speculating, I saw Robin Hood and thought that the critics were wrong about this film, this IS better than the last Robin Hood we were given but this isn't better than Gladiator.… Expand
  3. HelenM
    7
    The cast perfect. It was fun and enjoyable and took my mind off of current events. Good wins overall in the movies.
  4. EthanPeter
    1
    If it reinvents the legend at all, one has to wonder why the legend exists in the first place. The story and characters are painfully boring. You've already seen all this action before, and the elements it borrows were selected from the bottom of the barrel. Watch Kevin Costner's again instead.… Expand

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