It's not just another Robin Hood story, although the names do sound familiar.
At the beginning of the movie we're greeted by Robin and Little John, who have left England to join king Richard in his crusades at the Holy Land. Once those are over and the men return back to England, they realize just how much time has passed since they left and the toll the war has had on them. Back at Sherwood Forest the things have changed too and the new king John isn't making life easier for the locals.
Robin finds Marian in Kirkly abbey, where she has tried to forget him all these years, but obviously still has feelings for him.
The main focus of the movie is on Robin and his struggle accepting the fact that father time has caught up with him and he's not the young guy anymore that once robbed the nobles in the Sherwood Forest. And also whether he can re-kindle the love they once had with Marian. The locals still view him as the hero though and they rally around him to support him.
After watching this, I somehow felt that the movie couldn't find its identity - it's a romantic drama with some pieces of comedy, action and adventure, but didn't really excel in any of them. I did enjoy the comic elements and the clumsiness of the characters, which was to show that they aren't as fit as they once were. I do have soft spot for Sean Connery, so his charm did help too.
Robin's main rival in the movie is supposed to be the sheriff of Nottingham, but throughout the movie you never really get the feeling that they are enemies - rather they might as well just sat together by the campfire as two old men and have a friendly beer.
Without giving too much away, I didn't enjoy the movie's conclusion - as romantic and touching as it was supposed to be, to me it just felt foolish. Although I did understand the reasoning behind it - that Marian didn't want to lose him again, but she knew that he'll probably never gonna change. What exactly? Watch it to find out! ;)
The main focus of the movie is on Robin and his struggle accepting the fact that father time has caught up with him and he's not the young guy anymore that once robbed the nobles in the Sherwood Forest. And also whether he can re-kindle the love they once had with Marian. The locals still view him as the hero though and they rally around him to support him.
After watching this, I somehow felt that the movie couldn't find its identity - it's a romantic drama with some pieces of comedy, action and adventure, but didn't really excel in any of them. I did enjoy the comic elements and the clumsiness of the characters, which was to show that they aren't as fit as they once were. I do have soft spot for Sean Connery, so his charm did help too.
Robin's main rival in the movie is supposed to be the sheriff of Nottingham, but throughout the movie you never really get the feeling that they are enemies - rather they might as well just sat together by the campfire as two old men and have a friendly beer.
Without giving too much away, I didn't enjoy the movie's conclusion - as romantic and touching as it was supposed to be, to me it just felt foolish. Although I did understand the reasoning behind it - that Marian didn't want to lose him again, but she knew that he'll probably never gonna change. What exactly? Watch it to find out! ;)