Robin Hood, 2010 (Grade B-)

Director: Ridley Scott
Studio: Awards? none that I know if
Starring: Russell Crowe; Cate Blanchett; Max von Sydow; William Hurt; Mark Strong; Oscar Isaac; Danny Huston; Eileen Atkins; Mark Addy; Matthew Macfadyen; Kevin Durand; Scott Grimes

sez says --first I have to admit to really liking Ridely Scott movies. There is something about his eye that makes the look and feel of the worlds he makes really appealing to me.  So I may not be a reliable judge of his work. That said, I am glad I saw this on the BIG SCREEN and I cheered (in my heart) for the good guys and jeered (silently) the bad guys.  The coming to the rescue scenes are exciting and give you the thrill you expected from such.  It is fun to see really good guys defeat really bad guys. If only life were so simple. But I only like this sort of thing from time to time and only when it is a visual treat -- which R Scott has provided.
Now, I also have to say I am not a Russell Crow fan..he annoys me more than he entertains me. I will admit I have seen him do excellent work but that hasn't reduced my distaste for him.  So I put-up with him as Robin Hood.. But I would not vote from him to star in the same roll in a sequel.  And while I really like Cate Blanchet I felt her role was really narrow --and the story is sexist in the worst sort of ways. For instance Blanchett (Maid Marion) leads an army of 'wild children' into battle.  Yikes! that is tacky.  (my grade is B- . but don't trust me I was am carrying around way too many established opinions about all of this before I even saw the movie.)