"Good - because I don't."
This latest take on the Robin Hood legend is nowhere near as misjudged as Ritchie's King Arthur, but it is a rather odd mixed bag. Some of the deliberately modern-inflected stylings work - the clothing, the visually-interesting steampunk version of Nottingham, and the score, for example - but others, e.g. the video-game action sequences and Robin's PTSD moment, feel less convincing. The deepening of Robin's motivations makes for a more interesting narrative than most, more simplistic takes on the tale, but the political/religious machinations mean that the film takes an awfully long time telling it. Egerton again charms effortlessly and is a good physical presence in the fight/action scenes, Foxx chews the scenery effectively, and Eve Hewson's Marian is given a fair amount to do, although she is the only notable female presence in the whole film. It does boast two cracking set-pieces in the final act - an inventive horseback chase and the cleverly-staged final showdown - marking a reasonable end to an occasionally satisfying film.
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