The savagery of 13th century England means the law of the land is kill or be killed, leaving very little wiggle room for larking about in Lincoln green tunics, as countless earlier movies would have us believe was the norm.
He’s a troubled man, our Robin, coming to terms with the fact he’s no more than "a murderous brigand" who’s lost track of his personal body count, but is that a redemptive light he sees at the end of his long, grisly tunnel..?
He’s put to work setting traps for rabbits and tending to the orchards overseen by another priory inhabitant, known to one and all as "The Leper" (Murray Bartlett), until the arrival of a young girl whom he recognises as the daughter of his old oppo Little John (Bill Skarsgård) threatens to reopen the can of worms of his past.
At its heart, it’s a study of consequences of actions, occasionally lapsing into cloying fridge magnet philosophy, like when Sister Brigid tells Robin "knives cut bread as well as they do flesh, it’s a question of balance."
Yet, it’s an intriguing relationship played out by Jackman and Comer, with parallels to Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche in multi-Oscar-winner The English Patient; two battle-scarred individuals in an oasis of calm that could be disrupted by the rages of the outside world at any moment.
View Green Video on the source websiteSkarsgård has less to do, although his scenes with Jackman are rich in contemplation, his own memories of their days of fighting side by side recounted in the matter-of-fact manner of an outlaw left close to numb by the sheer weight of the destruction he left in his wake.
Credit is also due to Sheffield folk musician Jim Ghedi, whose atmospheric score blends traditional pastoral/Celtic tropes with intermittently jarring, atonal passages that carry the tension and menace Bernard Herrmann brought to Hitchcock movies. It contributes to a sense that whatever the outer indications of peace of mind, the demons in Robin’s head are never far from making themselves known again.
Check out more of our Film coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on. For more TV recommendations and reviews, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.
Hence then, the article about the death of robin hood review not a merry man in sight in this sombre take on the iconic outlaw was published today ( ) and is available on Radio Times ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( The Death of Robin Hood review: Not a merry man in sight in this sombre take on the iconic outlaw )
Also on site :
- Hydreight Reports Record Q2 2026 Revenue of $28.0 Million, Net Income of $2.5 Million and Adjusted EBITDA of $3.2 Million
- Meet the CEO whose century-old company never laid off employees through the Great Depression, the recession, or Covid
- HUMAIN Collaborates with Compal to Drive Cloud-to-Edge AI Expansion, Showcasing Partnership at LEAP 2026