![]() At least Robin actually wears a hood instead of a feathered bycocket. Tuck is a rambling, insecure confessor with long hair and bright-colored clothes. The sheriff, a prime example, bears a dandy, long grey leather coat with a perfect comb-over haircut. Robin’s suit jacket aside, the characters’ looks are out of their period. Seemingly craving for the youths’ attention, Robin Hood feels erroneously modernized. Mendelsohn’s victim-turned-to-sadist sheriff and Minchin’s comical Tuck are the only solace, though nothing outstanding. ![]() Murray Abraham is ridiculously underused and Hewson is forgettable. Foxx overdoes the character with grunts and growls, F. Egerton plays Robin Hood unlike anyone before he’s young, flirty and sleek, and yet is still bland in comparison to his Kingsman performances. The lackluster performances don’t help much either. The miners are relentless workers who disapprove of their rulers and are cluelessly waiting for someone to lead their revolution, a typical working class of young adult dystopian fiction, The Hunger Games in particular comes to mind. The battle in Arabia resembles a video game shooter, except this time it’s with bows and arrows instead of assault rifles. Read also: 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle': Star-studded cast, bigger action Not a single action sequence in the movie escapes its slow-mo fate, ruining the tension and making the movie feel outdated. Another thing he needed was to hit the brake on the slow motion scenes. Bathurst seems to have a knack for maximizing fun through camerawork and editing, though explosions, fiery roads and blood splatters can feel excessive. Every arrow shot is an instant kill, with bodies piling up on the streets. With the crusade combat in Arabia, Robin’s training montage with John, the thieving scenes, this reimagining is action-packed. ![]() ![]() Turns out, Marian is also plotting a scheme against the corrupt church with her friend and Robin’s confessor Friar Tuck (Tim Minchin) despite Will’s dissent.ĭirector Otto Bathurst daringly establishes Robin Hood as an action movie. After going through a training period à la 2008's The Dark Night, Robin turns into a heroic thief known as “The Hood” while maintaining his Bruce Wayne-like noble alter ego Robin of Loxley. Marian also has a new beau Will (Jamie Dornan), after being told that Robin was lost in action.Įnraged, Robin teams up with John (Jamie Foxx), a former battlefield enemy who lost a hand and a son, to take down the sheriff. Returning after four years, Robin finds his manor in shambles and seized by the Sheriff of Nottingham (Ben Mendelsohn). Taron Egerton plays Robin of Loxley, a noble sent to Arabia as a crusader, leaving his lover Marian (Eve Hewson) at home. Robin Hood is based on the heroic outlaw from 15 th century English folklore. The legendary archer in tights has returned, except in this origin story he is ditching the tights for a machine-stitched suit jacket that might have been bought from H&M. While Tuck almost always has an issue with alcohol he clashes with the corrupt and less devout clergymen who betray Robin or/and are robbed by the Merry Men.Ī Robert Stafford of Sussex is recorded in two royal writs to have used the alias Frere Tuk in 1417.Wed, Novem 19:36 1798 882ab4bc56dbda08a069b30877d26f54 1 Entertainment Robin-Hood,Taron-Egerton,Jamie-Foxx,film-review,Movie,Summit-Entertainment,Jamie-Dornan Free As Robin was a devout Catholic having a clergyman in the forest where he and his men were living was very handy. Like Maid Marian the crossdressing swordswoman who married Robin Friar Tuck was a character who developed separately from the Robin Hood stories and was later adapted in.Īfter Robin robbed him and forced Tuck to carry him on his back to tire out the stubborn clergyman Friar Tuck ended up serving as chaplain to Robin's band of outlaws in the greenwood.
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