Robin and Marian
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Movie Reviews of Robin and Marian
Movie Review: Audrey Hepburn's Much Anticipated Return To The Screen In A Touching Latter Day Robin Hood Romance
Summary: 4 Stars
I can actually remember the huge amount of media coverage this film generated when it was first released in 1976. Having been off screen since appearing in the taut 1967 thriller "Wait Until Dark", the legendary Audrey Hepburn had finally been coaxed out of a self imposed retirement for her first motion picture appearance in almost nine years. Despite the movies being released in 1976 having changed greatly from the type that earned her stardom in the 1950's and '60's, Audrey Hepburn could not have chosen a better role to return to acting in as that of the older and perhaps wiser Maid Marian who after taking the veil at a convent years after last seeing old flame Robin Hood suddenly encounters him again and finds the old feelings and passions returning despite the passage of time. The film is significant in looking at this famous pair of lovers not as fresh young characters as so often seen in other film versions but instead as realistically matured individuals that have encountered many of life's trials and disappointments and who have developed world weary personas as a result. The at times awkward and uneasy banter between these two aging characters is portrayed with total finesse by Audrey Hepburn; still displaying that special screen magic she was always capable of, and a luminous Sean Connery as the weary, aging Robin Hood, back from the Crusades and just wanting peace in his life who suddenly finds a new mature kind of romance knocking on his door. Middle aged romances treated with dignity and care are all too rare on screen at any time and this film suffered greatly at the Box Office as a result of being released in the mid 1970's when the explosion of violence, sex, and bad language on screen made a poignant little love story like "Robin and Marian", seem very old fashioned and out of step with the current movie goers tastes indeed. Happily time has redeemed this film's true worth and it makes a most worthy later installment in the long list of wonderful performances given by both Audrey Hepburn and Sean Connery.Movie Review: What happens 20 years later to Robin and Marian?
Summary: 4 Stars
Robin and Marian is a great romance/adventure movie that deals with two of literature's favorite characters. What if twenty years later, everything isn't "happily ever after" in Sherwood Forest? After twenty years of crusading with Little John and Richard the Lionheart, Robin Hood returns to Sherwood Forest and Nottingham only to find that the love of his life, Maid Marian, has become a nun. As well, the Sheriff is up to no good and will not put up with Robin returning to his old haunts in Sherwood. This is really a beautiful story about two people deeply in love with each other and how they reunite after 20 years apart. As well, the movie looks like it is actually taking place in 12th Century England. It has a gritty, realistic feel throughout. And as for the ending, you might not like it at first, but think about it some and you will probably realize that it fits for this movie. Either way, an excellent movie well worth checking out.
Sean Connery gives one of his best performances as Robin Hood, the aging rogue who returns to Sherwood Forest after years of fighting in the Crusades. Connery brings just the right amount of comedy and realism to the part. Audrey Hepburn matches Connery as Maid Marian, the love of Robin's life who has become a nun since he left. There is a definite chemistry between the duo. Robert Shaw is very good as a more humane Sheriff of Nottinham, a worthy adversary for Robin. Nicol Williamson is perfect as Little John, Robin's long-time companion, friend, and right-hand man. Richard Harris makes a brief but very memorable stop as Richard the Lionheart. The movie also stars Denholm Elliot as Will Scarlett and Ronnie Barker as Friar Tuck, two of the Merry Men. The DVD offers no extras, none, but it is in widescreen which it was meant to be seen in. Even without extras, Robin and Marian is a great romance/adventure with a great cast that should not be missed. Check out Robin and Marian!
Movie Review: Brings Out My Sentimental Side
Summary: 4 Stars
I liked this movie when it was first released, which answers my sons' challenge that I like Robin Hood as a middle-aged guy because I AM a middle-aged guy. It is everything that a good movie should be. It is well written, well cast and acted, and it holds up as a good story and a good film many years after its theatrical release.I have always thought that Sean Connery was a cocky kid and a not-so-good actor in the James Bond movies, but became profoundly good later in life in "The Rock" and "The Untouchables", and that same developed talent comes through here. He IS the middle aged Robin, a perfectly realized role, as is Audrey Hepburn as Marian. The plot follows Robin's return to England after the death of King Richard in the Crusades. King John (Boo!) is in power and the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw)is up to his old larcenous tricks. But now they are "old guys" and their efforts to fuss with each other as in days of yore are sometimes funny and sometimes sad. But the movie is an excellent addition to any DVD library. Technically, the picture has been remastered to modern standards, and if the sound is not DTS, it is acceptable. Good job, but where is the outastanding "Adventures of Robin Hood" with Errol Flynn?? It's long overdue in DVD format.Movie Review: A great sequel...but to what?
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie isn't so much a sequel to The Adventures of Robin Hood as it is to The Lion in Winter. James Goldman wrote the scripts for both and he seems to have a fetish for the Plantagenets. This movie opens with Robin and Little John in the service of a very mad Richard the Lionhearted (wonderfully played by the late Richard Harris). They make their way back to Sherwood to find that Maid Marian has become a nun. (A little tip: if, in a British legend, your girlfriend becomes a nun, you just know it is going to end badly.) The only person who seems truly happy to see Robin again after twenty years is the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw). Watching him fight Sean Connery again, I felt as if this might also be a sequel to From Russia With Love!The movie is a very good bittersweet romance between famous lovers in their later years. It is not on the same level as The Lion in Winter, but then, how few things are. Watching it, I was reminded how wonderful it is to see Connery act in a real role - instead of mouthing the inanities they give him now ("Welcome to the Rock!").
It is a very good period piece, made the way the used to make them. For any Sean Connery fan, it is a must.
Movie Review: A melencholy interpretation of the "Robin Hood" legend
Summary: 4 Stars
"Robin and Marian" is an old favorite of mine, and it was over thirty years ago that I first saw it in the theater on a college date. I had forgotten how funny and how wistful this film is. The prodigal Robin Hood and Little John are back from the Crusades, much the worse for wear after twenty years of warfare. Maid Marian is still in Nottingham, and the Sheriff is still there as well. And Robin learns what all of us have learned when returning "home" after too many years -- you cannot go home again. Because it is not home anymore.
That is the theme of this melancholy interpretation of the Robin Hood legend. Sean Connery as always is great, and Audrey Hepburn turns in a classy and poignant performance as Maid Marian. This film really is a neglected classic. And by the way, the musical score for this film is absolutely perfect, and captures the bittersweet atmosphere of the film, as Robin realizes, like many returning soldiers before him and after him, that while it is a fine thing to return home, one cannot return to one's youth. Highly recommended. RJB.