Poor robin - Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Reviews

How to describe Robin Hood: Prince of Theives. This movie is enjoyable enough but not without major flaws. The camera angles, the cheesy lines and the weak props, that during the final fight scene fall over or are split in two as is they were glass. The acting .... oh my. The quality of scenes varies throughout. Kevin Costner who is usually wonderful either over acts, doesnt act enough or does alright. For instance the scene at his fathers grave swearing to avenge him is horrifically over done, as well as his speech to unite the outlaws in Sherwood. And these are only two examples. Mary Elizabeth Mastantonio, again a wonderful actress but is inconsistent as well. Alan Rickman slurs his speech as if he were drunk a few times and over does the evil tyrant routine. If you were to watch this movie let it be for Morgan Freeman, who is amazing in everything, and the woodsman who are the personality and humor in this movie. This is obvious premature directing work from Kevin Reynolds, who later created the astounding Count of Monte Cristo. Every director starts somewhere. This movie is good, sometimes, however they butchered the legendary stories that were Robin Hood: Prince of Theives.