The saga of Robin Hood, the British nobleman who robbed from the rich and gave to the poor, is now so iconic and so familiar that any filmmaker who wants to spend exorbitant amounts of money to tell it again had better at least try to contribute something new to the character’s legacy.
Otto Bathurst’s new rendition, starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) as the title character, appears to have taken that challenge and thrown it to the ground and stepped on it a few times, just in case. This new Robin Hood evokes a few modern storytelling styles, and has a charismatic new cast, but offers no interesting perspective on the character or his adventures. It may very well be the first Robin Hood movie without an actual point.
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Otto Bathurst’s new rendition, starring Taron Egerton (Kingsman: The Golden Circle) as the title character, appears to have taken that challenge and thrown it to the ground and stepped on it a few times, just in case. This new Robin Hood evokes a few modern storytelling styles, and has a charismatic new cast, but offers no interesting perspective on the character or his adventures. It may very well be the first Robin Hood movie without an actual point.
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