An American-British romantic adventure; A story about Robin Hood and Maid Marian, characters in English folklore. Set twenty years after his legendary adventures, Robin, approaching middle-age, is re-acquainted with Marian. But when he learns she has been arrested by the Sheriff of Nottingham, Robin faces his old nemesis one last time. A sublimely expressive spectacle of bittersweet nostalgia. It has solid characters, a good plot, good visual pacing, the historical imagery is clean, and it has a moving soundtrack from John Barry. However, it tends to stay within its story premise without fully exploring the themes it touches on i.e. End of youth, high romance, death, and simple human compassion. The funny asides are enjoyable, but if the director had exerted more control the film would have been more tonally consistent. Instead it was tragicomedy and a bit betwixt-and-between. Connery and Hepburn have a wonderful chemistry though - the depth of feeling to the characters' rekindled courtship is touching. They are grounded in the reality of quarrels and jealousy, yet reaching many moments of passion and affection that are a joy to watch.
Review of Robin and Marian
