The Death of Robin Hood

Getting his old man Logan grumpiness on, Hugh Jackman stars as a grizzled Robin Hood weighed down by the past and pulled out of his self exile, notable only for the occasional assassin looking for revenge against the legendary outlaw, by an old friend (Bill Skarsgård) in need of aid. After things go poorly, a wounded Robin finds himself on the mend at the Priory of St. Clement to contemplate his past and future.

Adapted from the ballad Robin Hood's Death, the film's entire purpose is to lead us to its final scene. I don't know that we need two-hours of this slow and unyielding tale to get there, or all of the various subplots involved including the late revelation that more than one member of the Priory having ties to Robin's past.

This version of Robin is a bitter and tired old man, quick to discount any of the legends surrounding Robin Hood's actions. Was this Robin nothing more than a brigand and killer, as he insists (and we're given no real reason to doubt him), or was there any truth at all to the more fanciful legends and what we see is nothing more than a tired old man overwrought with the weight of his life? While the latter offers more layers to peel, writer/director Michael Sarnoski seems far more interested in the former interpretation while still framing the film in the narration of a legend.

The other performances of note are Jodie Comer as the prioress in charge of Robn's healing, Murray Bartlett as a leper, and Faith Delaney as the daughter of Robin's oldest friend who it falls on him, and the priory, to protect from those who would do her harm for the past actions of the outlaws.

• Title: The Death of Robin Hood
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