“Robin Hood,” review : The New Yorker
Anthony Lane's review of the new Robin Hood begins in amusingly bitchy fashion:
I am a bit surprised how so many reviewers of the new movie mention in passing how bad the Kevin Costner version was. Yes, his accent was hopeless out of the place, but I thought RH Prince of Thieves was still quite fun and enjoyable in its way. Certainly sounds a better experience than this present take.
Anthony Lane's review of the new Robin Hood begins in amusingly bitchy fashion:
Our hero is one Robin Longstride, played by Russell Crowe, who seems a bit short for the name; it suggests someone rangy, whereas the dauntless persona that Crowe has constructed, over many films, owes less to his gait than to his lightly submerged temper and his bearish build. The solution would have been to call him Robin Phonethrow, but Scott has a thing for historical details, so I guess that didn’t wash.Overall, his impression of the film as too dour and serious is similar to that in many reviews, and puts me off seeing it.
I am a bit surprised how so many reviewers of the new movie mention in passing how bad the Kevin Costner version was. Yes, his accent was hopeless out of the place, but I thought RH Prince of Thieves was still quite fun and enjoyable in its way. Certainly sounds a better experience than this present take.
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