Robin Hood

Robin is presented as a less deliberately likeable fellow than in some past cinematic outings, but Crowe’s careful performance gives him a definite warmth. This also applies for most of the familiar characters, apart from Friar Tuck, who has been cast and portrayed in the most obvious and staggeringly unimaginative way possible. Cate Blanchett shines out, though, in a noble and quietly spirited take on Lady Marian.

Peter Marsay