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Nov 03, 2015rswcove rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
I enjoyed the heck out of this movie. Brian Blessed charging the guns is a fun opening act. Morgan Freeman has a dignified presence throughout. Alan Rickman's Sheriff is brilliantly deranged and has a demented and inspired chemistry with Michael Wincott as the Guy of Gisborne. The soundtrack is wonderful. The film slavishly follows the hero's journey, and this is both a weakness and a strength. This will never be a masterpiece, but it doesn't have to be. I rewatched this movie endlessly as a teenager and don't need it to be high art. At least they didn't cast Russell Crowe.