Advantages: Good acting and plot Disadvantages: The 'ease' of a complicated plot makes it unbelievable
a recipe for success. Yet I could not get into the film. I found it to be largely an artistic crime thriller, and while the plot does have some clever twists, I did not follow the majority with ease. It is definitely a film you have to think about and completely concentrate on to have a clue as to what is going on. The casting, while spot on in places, is a little strange, and although the actors perform well, their characters surprise me. Dafoe and Washington's spark as characters together did not work for me, and Foster, although very believable as a fixer, did not have to actually get heavy with the fixing a a character.
I think perhaps my disappointment lies in the flowing nature of a film that should not flow so easily. The sequence of the events in the film, as well as the actual events themselves should have provoked different ...
Advantages: Beautifully preserved and evocative Disadvantages: STEEP
I've always wondered why Robin Hood's Bay was in North Yorkshire and not in Nottinghamshire. One explanation might be that Nottinghamshire, being landlocked, is not over-endowed with bays. Another is the sheer logistics of moving it from one county to another.
Robin Hood's Bay is around 5 miles south of Whitby, and some 15 miles north of Scarborough on the North Sea coast of North Yorks. I've researched a little, and I can find no explanation of why this place has such an interesting name - it doesn't matter anyway.
There are records dating back from 1536, apparently, of a small settlement of around 50 houses and 20 fishing boats but nothing about its namesake. Besides, the locals prefer to call it Bay Town.
There may be some tenuous connection to the 'Prince of Thieves' though. Fishing has always been the mainstay of this ...
Advantages: Great acting,excellent storyline and effects Disadvantages: None from me
~~FILM ONLY REVIEW~~
Robin is being held prisoner by the Turks but his friend Azeem helps him to escape. The pair team up and make their way back to England where Robin is faced with his land being taken over by the Sheriff of Nottingham, who is trying to overthrown the King. Robins search leads him to find his father murdered and their butler without eyes. Robin soon discovers that all this happened because his Father refused to stand with the Sheriff and give him his land.
Robin soon sets off to find his childhood friend Maid Marian with the hope that she can help him get his land back and finally take down the Sheriff but he soon learns that Marian cannot help him. Robin now decides that he will go to Sherwood Forest and start his campaign. It is here where he meets Little John and befriends him and soon he is introduced to ...
