Ridley Scott has done it again. The man knows how to make big movies, and he’s scored with “Robin Hood,” starring the ever-powerful Russell Crowe as Robin Hood, or more accurately Robin Longstride, because this is a prequel to the familiar story, and I liked it.
And with Cate Blanchette as Marion Loxley, we have another marvelous actor.
Both Crow and Blanchette have 12th century faces – hard and good, intense and strong, kindly, with steel!
It’s gritty and it’s 12th Century – life is dark, damp and short.
Be sure to stay for the credits – it’s a million-dollar sequence – the most exciting credits I’ve ever seen.
Acting is superb … great cast ... the cinematography captures the 12th Century – the mud and the warfare. Like was hard, indeed. Music is typical for a movie of this caliber – powerful stuff for a powerful story.
The story is massive, and there are some editing jumps, but the audience can follow along ... and did the French have landing craft?
The relationship between Robin and Marion could have been done a bit more effectively, but it works.
Don’t wait for Netflix – see it now.
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Cool! I was wondering if this was worth seeing. Guess I know what I'll be doing this weekend.
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