Robin Hood

Starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett

I was watching Russell on Letterman the other day and he said that there had been over 50 incarnations of Robin Hood in cinema to date and when Dave asked him why he made another, Crowe simply said that the others were lousy. Kevin Costner would beg to differ, hell, so would Mel Brooks.
This particular version had plenty of action and back story but much like poor Mr Costner, I found myself criticizing the casting and lack of genuine accents. Are there no English actors ready to take this on? Thanks anyways Americans and Aussies.
The movie in its opening weekend failed to take the top spot from Iron Man 2 and if that is any indication of where it will go from here, then Avatar it ain't.
But on a serious note, this was a good time killer and so too thought the sea of gray hairs in the theater amongst me. I often wonder if actors or even producers of movies like this consider their audience base on a whole. Young kids weren't exactly clamoring to get tickets for this one and the timing was sort of poor as well. Knowing full well that Iron Man was a juggernaut the first time around, why not wait until maybe 3 or 4 weeks after its release this time around?. That's why they get paid the big bucks folks.
Again, not much wrong with this one other than the occasional truant accent. Well told and easy on the eyes. Enjoy.
Rating 2 1/2 actual English people out of 5


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