Robin Hood: Review By Rezahn

Despite its abundant flaws and historical howlers and generally dimwitted tone, Robin Hood is a surprisingly enjoyable work of popcorn cinema, if you're willing to take it on its own terms. Robin Hood boasts graphic battle scenes and ingenious intrigue, a sense of history that may not be accurate but feels authentic, and a love story that smartly plays with gender and Hollywood stereotypes. Director Ridley Scott continues his exploration of tyranny and religious war mongering with his entirely new take on Robin Hood, one which places the character in historical context to develop the roots of the legend. The best part about it is from the get-go, this is a completely fresh take on a familiar tale -- so fresh, in fact, the story feels completely unfamiliar. The thing is that people are so familiar with previous adaptations that the more diverse this movie is the more people will reveiw it as contrasting. If this were the very first Robin Hood movie before Costners version, then typically Costners Robin Hood would be sitting here with the rest of these 3.5 and below star section Reveiws. It's just Human Behaviour to badly criticise anything uncommon, out from the ordinary or unusual so to speak. I liked it better then just 3,5 infact I think I'll give it a 5.9.

So, if it's sword-on-sword with arrows-in-the-air action you want, Robin Hood delivers in a big way.