Robin Hood

Name: Robin Hood
Genre: Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller
Released: November 21, 2018
Duration: 116 min
Rating: 32
Cast: Amélina Limousin, Antonio Lujak, Ben Mendelsohn, Björn Bengtsson, Charlie Vincent

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Lionsgate | Release Date: November 21, 2018 | PG-13

Starring: Amélina Limousin, Antonio Lujak, Ben Mendelsohn, Björn Bengtsson, Charlie Vincent, Cornelius Booth, Declan Hannigan, Eve Hewson, F. Murray Abraham, Ian Peck, Jamie Dornan, Jamie Foxx, Josh Herdman, Nasser Memarzia, Nicholas Wittman, Paul Anderson, Taron Egerton, Tim Minchin, Trinity L Beals, Yasen Atour

Summary: Robin of Loxley (Taron Egerton), a war-hardened Crusader, and his Moorish commander (Jamie Foxx) mount an audacious revolt against the corrupt English crown.

Director: Otto Bathurst

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Biography, Drama, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 116 min

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Owen Gleiberman

Nov 20, 2018

Robin Hood is no classic, but if it sometimes seems like it’s trying to be “Baz Luhrmann’s Robin Hood,” more power to it. The movie is a diverting live-wire lark — one that, for my money, gets closer to the spirit of what Robin Hood is about than the logy 1991 Kevin Costner version or the dismal 2010 Russell Crowe version. Read full review

Michael Ordona

Nov 20, 2018

The action is violent and improbable but not staged with particular pizazz. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Zoller Seitz

Nov 21, 2018

You could build a suspension bridge over the gap between what Robin Hood could have been and what it is. Its hero is credible as a man who wants to rob from the rich and give to the poor, but the storytelling is so impoverished that the message can't stick. Read full review

Dan Jolin

Nov 20, 2018

Like Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur, this tries hard to do something new and exciting with an old formula. It quickly makes you wish for something more traditional and straightforward. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Nov 20, 2018

The plot is twisty in a perfunctory way, the action predictably explosive, the sought-after exhilaration nonexistent. Read full review

Dominick Suzanne-Mayer

Nov 21, 2018

There’s nothing particularly memorable about Robin Hood even when you’re laughing at it, and that may be one of the saddest fates a movie can meet. Read full review

Todd McCarthy

Nov 20, 2018

Mendelsohn's villain is boringly one-note, Eve Hewson's Marion uses an incongruous Yank accent and always looks as though she's just stepped out of the makeup trailer, F. Murray Abraham swans around in fancy cardinal's vestments looking sinister and Foxx seems pissed off that he's not somewhere, perhaps anywhere, else. As for Egerton, he's a boy doing a man's job. Read full review

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aisharicketts

Nov 22, 2018

I can't for the life of me understand why anyone would say this is a bad movie. THE MOVIE IS FREAKING AWESOME! It's like if a critic says a movie is bad everyone wants to follow suit instead of taking this movie for what it really is, which is really REALLY good. I absolutely LOVED thisI can't for the life of me understand why anyone would say this is a bad movie. THE MOVIE IS FREAKING AWESOME! It's like if a critic says a movie is bad everyone wants to follow suit instead of taking this movie for what it really is, which is really REALLY good. I absolutely LOVED this movie. The movie flowed, it catches you're attention from start to finish, you are on the edge of your seat. It starts with romance which continues into a story line that grabs your attention with war and tragedy to hope. HOPE! Go......See.....This.....Movie! You will not regret it. Action packed, moving and very entertaining.… Expand

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hcristic

Dec 3, 2018

Honestly, I enjoyed the movie. It had a medieval base but the style gave a modern twist for a specific purpose. The people revolting against a corrupt government, pushing them to fight/pay for wars that only they benefit from, who doesn't want to see the underdogs kick their a**? IfHonestly, I enjoyed the movie. It had a medieval base but the style gave a modern twist for a specific purpose. The people revolting against a corrupt government, pushing them to fight/pay for wars that only they benefit from, who doesn't want to see the underdogs kick their a**? If anything, watch the movie to support that message!

My teenage girls loved it ... but I think for different reasons.… Expand

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Fefehern

Nov 28, 2018

Honestly, it wasn't that bad. I had low expectations but the movie did its job of introducing the story and characters really well. The story was fine and helps flesh out the idea of Robin Hood. The main protagonist Robin is nice to follow, and the main antagonist the Sheriff of NottinghamHonestly, it wasn't that bad. I had low expectations but the movie did its job of introducing the story and characters really well. The story was fine and helps flesh out the idea of Robin Hood. The main protagonist Robin is nice to follow, and the main antagonist the Sheriff of Nottingham is fleshed out better than any typical antagonist.

The best thing the movie does is show the relation between the two characters above. Robin has a reason why he's a rich guy in-day and a man who steals from the rich to give to the poor at night. The Sheriff has a reason why he's in his position of power and looks to keep the order of things current.
To me, Jamie Foxx's role has worked well, but I will leave that up to YMMV.

The worst thing is the other faceless adversaries the movie has. That, alongside a little too much romantic undertones and slightly confusing action scenes mark down the score by two points. Certain weak plot holes take off another point. I won't mark points off though for the infinite arrows because rich boy Hollywood movie.
I also want to criticize the movie for feeling like Netflix's Arrow (Green Arrow) but in the middle ages.

Overall, a good movie… Expand

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evokings

Jul 22, 2019

This movie has so many issues that need to be addressed, so much so that I might miss a few key problems in my review, I apologize in advance if I fail to mention something that viewers are bound to hate lol, but lets get into the review, I will start with: the background props andThis movie has so many issues that need to be addressed, so much so that I might miss a few key problems in my review, I apologize in advance if I fail to mention something that viewers are bound to hate lol, but lets get into the review, I will start with: the background props and sets/clothing, pretty much the whole movie design, to be brief and to the point, it's not fooling anyone, we're supposed to be back in robin hoods time, which is the past, and this is a problem for a lot of modern films that delve into the past, and I have mentioned this in a few of my other reviews, but everything is way too clean just not done well enough to convince viewers that we are in a time of less conveniences, as for clothing well this is one of my biggest gripes with the film whoever did the costume/wardrobe listen you can't put robin hood in a "JC penny style" button up dress shirt answering the door in one scene, and then a leather hoodie with exotic diamond patches the next, then the white long sleeve shirts for the training montage, come on a man that was supposed to be born in 1160 it's all wrong, and I know the stupid monologue in the opening of the movie, which I will be going into detail about soon, said "forget what you know about robin hood" but hey lets get real if a movie gives no effort to produce something close to it's own source material or show that they give a dang it makes the viewer open his mind up to what other movies they watched and what source material or movie it's ripping off, which is yet another thing that needs to be addressed lol, but as for the monologue it seems like it was thrown in to help explain the awkwardness of the movie as it progresses, but here is the thing fryer tuck is the voice they chose to do the monologue, think about that for a second, this is robin hoods tale yet he does not perform the voice for the monologue that plays throughout the movie, which would have added more depth to the character had robin voiced the monologue, and made it feel more focused as opposed to told from someone whom has a limited perspective on the matter, I almost forgot the commoners/peasants if that's what you want to call these well dressed people rotfl, call him "hood" or "The hood" in the movie no doubt hoping to cash in on the success of the hit CW TV series Arrow [for those that don't know the main characters alter ego in the show is known as the Hood], now that reminds me this movie pretty much flat out rips off or takes elements from these movies: Zero dark thirty, The count of Monte Cristo, Star wars episode 1, James bond, the matrix, the fast and the furious, just to name a few, and here is how the movie does it... Zero Dark thirty because middle eastern conflict and machine gun arrows yes they want you to know they existed not semi automatic full on automatic with a mount for a gopro and a samsung galaxy lol, you know this movie is soo bad at times it seems as though the script must have been rewritten or something, for example when robin hood returns from his crusade he does not let his maiden know he is alive, at first and it genuinely seems like he wants to keep it that way for some reason, then he's like you know what I'm Edmond Dantès from the count of monte cristo I don;t care if she sees me, now here take my money people and sheriff lol, episode 1 of star wars because politics are discussed more then some might care in the movie I know I'm grasping at straws a little here lol, James bond because, Maid Marion shows up at a casino and they gamble for some reason and then talk politics afterwards, I suppose it sort of goes into star wars episode 1 again here lol. the Matrix well slow-mo action after hiding behind large pillars as cover, that get destroyed by oncoming enemy arrows in slow-mo, it's totally and shamelessly a matrix rip here, fast and the furious because were steeling money heist style over the top cheese with fire and the hoods merry, well dressed for the era, men walking gangsta style with cocktails sort of a stupid scene in the movie [I'd be lying if I said i did not laugh while watching this]. in closing the acting and dialog is all over the place ranging from passable to down right terrible save for maybe: little john, fryer tuck, and maybe the sheriff, so if you read this long rant I'm sure you can understand why I gave it a 2 lol.… Expand

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Firewing2

Feb 15, 2019

A tragically misguided mishmash of a poor mans' Guy Ritchie and the Mask of Zorro... I give this a 2 only as a nod to the talented cast, painfully squandered on a worthless script and direction struggling to reach mediocrity.

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Pedrus

Mar 1, 2020

What the hell is this? On the very first 15 min I have seen an American war movie with things like "the crusades .on Afghanistan." or "the sheriff of Nottingham" sending recruitment letters to the people.
25 min have been enough to see that this is not robin hood movie. Another ruined movieWhat the hell is this? On the very first 15 min I have seen an American war movie with things like "the crusades .on Afghanistan." or "the sheriff of Nottingham" sending recruitment letters to the people.
25 min have been enough to see that this is not robin hood movie. Another ruined movie because a terrible script. North American people, really, learn more about other cultures and stop adapting other cultures history or legends into your single vision of the world.
In summary, do not put a minute into this movie.… Expand

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Lunalala

Jul 22, 2019

Nope... Just nope... This movie should’ve never been made, It is the most generic, Boring, Stupid, terrible, disgusting, ugly, dull, and pointless movie I’ve ever watched, No one asked for this, not a single person... I fell asleep for the second half, and we were at a 6:30 showing. No oneNope... Just nope... This movie should’ve never been made, It is the most generic, Boring, Stupid, terrible, disgusting, ugly, dull, and pointless movie I’ve ever watched, No one asked for this, not a single person... I fell asleep for the second half, and we were at a 6:30 showing. No one should have to endure this movie, it’s more torture than movie. Trust me... Every other action movie is better than this... Even the actors, who are usually good... Give such dull performances... Robin Hood should stick too fluffy animals I guess...… Expand

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