The Death of Robin Hood

“This “Robin Hood” transitions into contemplative, philosophical registers while never slacking in suspense. It is, at its core, a redemption story, simple in persuasive ways yet richly complicated by difficult personalities and atrocious revelations. Coincidences that would seem narratively convenient in lesser narratives are imbued with a classical feeling of fate.”

Bob Strauss, San Francisco Chronicle · 100

“Anchored by a powerful performance by Hugh Jackman, writer-director Michael Sarnoski’s The Death of Robin Hood is an excellent movie that takes a wrecking ball to the conventional story of a popular legend.”

Karen Gordon, Original-Cin · 100

“Sarnoski’s script doesn’t needlessly insert darkness into Robin Hood. It’s always been there, and his version of the outlaw is in communion with all those other retellings.”

Richard Whittaker, Austin Chronicle · 89

“For once, a Robin Hood film has come along that challenges us to think about what redemption costs.”

Brandon David Wilson, RogerEbert.com · 88

“Not since Richard Lester’s underrated Robin and Marian has there been a more clear-eyed, metatextual investigation into the stories that comprise the legend.”

Dan Mecca, The Film Stage · 83