'The Death of Robin Hood' Is About the Quest for Accountability and Release

Movie review: Hero of folklore worse off in 'The Death of Robin Hood'

“Who lives, who dies, who tells your story?” This is one of the culminating lines from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s smash hit 2015 musical “Hamilton,” but it’s also the animating force behind Michael Sarnoski’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” starring Hugh Jackman…

'The Death of Robin Hood' is about the quest for accountability and release

Starring Hugh Jackman, writer-director Michael Sarnoski's film is the medieval equivalent of a moody, revisionist Western. "It’s a story about the stories we tell ourselves, and how we can’t help cleaning them up for our children," writes critic Sean Burns.

Review: Dour and dull, 'The Death of Robin Hood' steals our time to give to the gloom

Promising director Michael Sarnoski misses the bulls-eye with this violent, dreary take on the 13th century renegade. Even Hugh Jackman can't save it.

‘The Death of Robin Hood’ review: Miserable trudge with Hugh Jackman turns hero into a cold-blooded killer

Very quickly during the nauseatingly violent first couple scenes of the interminable “The Death of Robin Hood” did my mind and stomach completely reject all of director Michael Sarnoski’s high-on-its-own-supply film, even with more than 90 mostly insufferable minutes left to go.

The Death of Robin Hood Movie Review: Hugh Jackman's Outlaw Faces a Grim End

Hugh Jackman in ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ (Photo Credit: Aidan Monaghan / A24) The Robin Hood legend has been the subject of countless films. There’s the classic 1938 film The Adventures of Robin Hood starring Errol Flynn; the 1991 version Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves starring Kevin Costner as the famous archer and bandit; and Disney’s animated Robin Hood, where Robin is a fox. Even Mel Brooks did a comic twist on the character in Robin Hood: M…

The Death Of Robin Hood Review: Hugh Jackman's Folklore Deconstruction Is Haunting And Heartbreaking

Hugh Jackman is perfectly downbeat in this dour reimagining of the Robin Hood lore that is gorgeously rendered and emotionally rich.