Rotten
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is an entertainment without a particular point of view.
Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
For the good of all men, and the love of one woman, he fought to uphold justice by breaking the law.
1991 · 2h 23m · PG-13
Action, Adventure, Drama
Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
Overview
Nobleman crusader Robin of Locksley breaks out of a Jerusalem prison with the help of Moorish fellow prisoner Azeem and travels back home to England. But upon arrival he discovers his dead father in the ruins of his family estate, killed by the vicious sheriff of Nottingham, Robin and Azeem join forces with outlaws Little John and Will Scarlett to save the kingdom from the sheriff's villainy.
Director and cast
- Kevin Reynolds Director
- Kevin Costner as Robin of Locksley / Robin Hood
- Morgan Freeman as Azeem
- Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio as Marian
- Christian Slater as Will Scarlett
- Alan Rickman as Sheriff of Nottingham
- Geraldine McEwan as Mortianna
- Michael McShane as Friar Tuck
- Brian Blessed as Lord Locksley
- Michael Wincott as Guy of Gisborne
- Nick Brimble as Little John
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
52%
Tomatometer
Rotten
While the makers of Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves may have set out to bury the poor old duffer of Sherwood Forest in a welter of trendy banter, they have ended up burying themselves as well.
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Much as I admire Costner, it is the very qualities of honesty, honor and sincerity he projects so forcefully that encumber this Robin.
Desmond Ryan, Philadelphia Inquirer
Rotten
Its ostensibly canny match of star and subject assures that Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves will fill theaters. But will it send moviegoers out enthralled? The message from this cracked crystal ball is: Naaah.
Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Fresh
There's no subtlety in this Robin Hood, but subtlety isn't everything: Grit and obviousness have coarser charms, and the director makes much of these.
Jay Boyar, Orlando Sentinel
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