- Film Review
- Reviewed By Alan Jones
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4 out of 5
Buckles are truly swashed and derring-do effectively done in this 12th-century adventure, which simply sets out to entertain handsomely and does so with a great deal of dash, flash and panache. Kevin Costner is more "Indiana Hood" than the Locksley lad of yore and Alan Rickman is a joy to behold as the panto-styled Sheriff of Nottingham, while Morgan Freeman's cultured Moor - Robin's early saviour - is a commanding, though unlikely, medieval presence. But it's director Kevin Reynolds who deserves the most praise for disguising such overfamiliar events with imaginative staging and a constantly roving camera, and turning in such an enjoyable popcorn epic. And, yes, this is the film where Bryan Adams sings (Everything I Do) I Do It for You during the final credits.
Plot Summary
Action adventure starring Kevin Costner, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Alan Rickman and Morgan Freeman. After escaping from prison in the Holy Land, Robin of Locksley and his friend Azeem return to England, where they discover Robin's father murdered and King Richard exiled. When they meet a band of thieves in the woods, they join forces to try to oust the wicked Sheriff of Nottingham.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
- Kevin Costner
- Maid Marian
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
- Sheriff of Nottingham
- Alan Rickman
- Azeem
- Morgan Freeman
- Will Scarlett
- Christian Slater
- Mortianna
- Geraldine McEwan
- Friar Tuck
- Micheal McShane
- Lord Locksley
- Brian Blessed
- Guy of Gisborne
- Michael Wincott
- Little John
- Nick Brimble
- Fanny
- Soo Drouet
- King Richard
- Sean Connery
- Wulf
- Daniel Newman
- Bull
- Daniel Peacock
- Duncan
- Walter Sparrow
- Bishop
- Harold Innocent
- Much
- Jack Wild
- Kenneth
- Michael Goldie
- Peter Dubois
- Liam Halligan
- Turk interrogator
- Marc Zuber
- Old woman
- Merelina Kendall
- Sarah
- Imogen Bain
- Farmer
- Jimmy Gardner
- Villager
- Bobby Parr
- Courier
- John Francis
- Red-headed baron
- John Hallam
- Grey-bearded Grey-bearded baron
- Douglas Blackwell
Crew
- Director
- Kevin Reynolds
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