Robin Hood is the third action epic from director Ridley and like all his films of this nature they are set in a historical time period. This time around he tackles a legendary character in a different story. This is not the tale of the legend but rather the tale of how the man became the legend. Robin Longstride has been on the crusades with the king Richard Lionheart. On he way home a knight in the army is ambushed and murdered. This man is Sir Robert Loxley. Robin returns to the man's village and takes on his name. Robin soon becomes the man who sets action against the new king and is therefore by the end considered an outlaw.
Like all Ridley Scott films, they are always visually striking. This film is no different. It's a visually striking dramatic action epic. Most people will go into this film expecting the light hearted Robin Hood films of before but by doing so will have set themselves up for disappointment. It is quite clear from all the advertising this is NOT that film. It is a fresh take on a different period of the life of Robin Hood.
The casting is also different, with Russell Crowe as an older Robin Hood than we are used to and Cate Blanchett as an older Maid Marion. But they pull it off. The band of merry men also helps to pull in a slight amount of humor to take the tone down so the entire film is not too serious. Robin Hood is a big film and full of action though not quite as good as Gladiator. But it's not a film to expect much humor from. It's a very serious film. It's also a film that most likely will see another director's cut, much like Kingdom of Heaven, because of some of the sudden jumps in time in the theatrical release that don't flow just right. Overall, though, it's a worthwhile film to see.
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