'Robin Hood': Ye Olde Bait-And-Switch, By Kurt Loder

Russell Crowe in search of Sherwood Forest.By Kurt Loder Russell Crowe in "Robin Hood" Photo: Universal Pictures Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" is brilliant, in a way. Faced with the fact that filmmakers have been cranking out pictures about the scalawag of Sherwood Forest for more than a hundred years now, the director and his writers must have pondered at length how to put a unique spin on the oft-told tale. Their brainstorm: Don't tell it. Scott's movie, very oddily, is actually a preq...

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