‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Gritty Take on the Folk Legend Takes Rich Text and Makes it Poor [C-]
The opening minutes of 1938’s The Adventures of Robin Hood, starring Errol Flynn as the folk legend, show him striding into the banquet hall of Nottingham Castle, filmed in vibrant Technicolor, the hero clad in his gaudy green tunic and tights, mocking corrupt Norman lords and establishing Robin’s role as a fighter for the downtrodden. The first five minutes of The Death of Robin Hood feature Hugh Jackman as an aged version of the man, looking like a particularly grievous Geralt of Rivia, haunted and scarred, huddled alone among the stark cliffs of medieval England.
