Review of Robin Hood (2018) by Armcoz — 26 May 2020

The only thing this horrible movie shares with the tale of Robin Hood is the name. Everything else is completely different and modernised. If you want a movie about the famous thief who stole from the rich and gave to the poor, this movie is not for you.

This movie feels like a commentary on modern day politics, not a tale of the hero of the common folk. Starting right at the depiction of a crusade. The crusade very clearly represents the invasion of Iraq by the USA, not to mention that never has it been mentioned in a tale that Robin Hood has ever participated in a crusade.

This movie contains a lot of historical inaccuracies - the Sheriff of Nottingham wearing a modern suit, the muslim warriors using some strange version of a crossbow which is able to shoot bolt after bolt as if it was a firearm using magazines, Sheriff's guards using riot shields, the protestors using fire bombs, and a lot more - this is just the tip of the iceberg.

The same goes to the rest of the movie - the performance feels mediocre at best, the setting, that is, Robin's mansion (yes, in this movie Robin Hood does not live in Sherwood Forest) and Nottingham do not look medieval, and so on, so on and so on.

All in all this movie excels only in one thing - disrespecting the legendary tale of Robin Hood, wrongly accused hero of the common folk. Quite ironic how the image of a great and honourable man has once again been destroyed by the rich.