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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 26

Fresh: 15

Rotten:11

Average Rating: 5.2/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 36 mins

Genre: Action/Adventure

Synopsis: The adventures of Robin Hood after his return from the Crusades. With an indebted Moor by his side, Robin sets out to avenge his father's death and to save the peasants of Nottingham from their... The adventures of Robin Hood after his return from the Crusades. With an indebted Moor by his side, Robin sets out to avenge his father's death and to save the peasants of Nottingham from their crafty, cunning sheriff. [More]

Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater

Starring: Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Michael Wincott

Director: Kevin Reynolds

Director: Kevin Reynolds

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Sep 30, 1997

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The popularity of over-scored, "let's hug" bullshit like Robin Hood predicts the certainty of a one-term George H.W. presidency better than any number of Gallup polls.

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06/15/09
Walter Chaw
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The bones of the story are comfortingly familiar, the action is rollicking, and the metaphorical moustache-twirling of Alan Rickman's Sheriff of Nottingham is priceless. [Blu-ray]

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06/01/09
Peter Canavese
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...the film is so broadly characterized by melodramatics and overacting, it made ripe pickings for Mel Brooks two years later with his parody.

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John J. Puccio
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Geoff Andrew
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If not for Rickman and Freeman, this would be nigh unwatchable.

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07/24/03
Ryan Cracknell
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The spirit of adventure is alive and well in this retooling of the exploits of a legendary hero; it dazzles the senses.

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Vincent Canby
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It wasn't exactly an epic, but it was entertaining, and that's good enough.

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