Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Movie Review 1991

Costner is the politically correct Rebel with a Cause, but a thinker, not a doer--and therein lies the problem. His quiet thoughtfulness doesn't add up to leadership and Rickman easily overpowers him as the wicked, crazed Sheriff of Nottingham. Freeman is excellent as a civilized Moor who finds England, and its people, inhospitable, dangerous, and not a little stupid. Mastrantonio, a last minute choice, excels as the lovely Lady Marian. Great action sequences, a gritty and morbid picture of the Middle Ages, and some fun scenes with the Merry Men. Revisionist in its ideas about the times and people, critics generally disapproved of the changes in the story and Costner's performance, though their comments about his lack of an English accent seem nitpicky in light of some basic plot problems. Still has lots of fun for lovers of action, romance and fairy tales.

Distribution

Reader's Digest Home Video, Reader's Digest Rd., Pleasantville, NY 10570, Phone: (914)234-9000, Toll-free: 800-304-2807, URL: http://www.readersdigest.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 144 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Rebel With a Cause, Trees & Forests, Top Grossing Films of 1991, Anti-Heroes, Medieval Romps, Romantic Triangles, Otherwise Engaged, Robin Hood, Pregnant Pauses

Screenplay

Pen Densham, John Watson

Cast

Kevin Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater, Alan Rickman, Geraldine McEwan, Michael McShane, Brian Blessed, Michael Wincott, Nick Brimble, Harold Innocent, Jack Wild

Cinematography

Billy Milton

Director

Kevin Reynolds

Music

Michael Kamen

Other

Sean Connery

Producer

Pen Densham, John Watson, Morgan Creek Productions

Awards

British Acad. 1991: Support. Actor (Rickman); MTV Movie Awards 1992: Song ("(Everything I Do) I Do for You"); Golden Raspberries 1991: Worst Actor (Costner).