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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOnly a spirited and extravagant production could do justice to the Robin Hood legend; this film is more than equal to the task. Korngold's score won a well-deserved Oscar, as did the editing and art direction.
- 100Village VoiceVillage VoiceRobin Hood is movie pageantry at its best, done in the grand manner of silent spectacles, brimming over with the sort of primitive energy that drew people to the movies in the first place.
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertMade with sublime innocence and breathtaking artistry, at a time when its simple values rang true.
- 90VarietyVarietyFilm is done in the grand manner of silent-day spectacles with sweep and breadth of action, swordplay and hand-to-hand battles between Norman and Saxon barons.
- 75Portland OregonianShawn LevyPortland OregonianShawn LevyIs it a silly movie? At times, yes. Is it creaky and blatant and obvious? Quite often, absolutely. But should you miss it in this splendidly colorful restoration? Not on your life.