Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

"(It) is a murky, unfocused, violent and depressing version of the classic story, with little of the lightheartedness and romance we expect from Robin Hood."

"Dodgy history and dodgier accents, but Kevin Costner's medieval romp still has some magic."

"As much as Mr. Costner underplays Robin, Mr. Rickman overplays the Sheriff of Nottingham, with results that are similarly unfortunate."

"(Costner's) Robin is the doofiest yet put on film; it is almost impossible to accept him as a leader of men."

"It has the stars, it's based on a classic (and foolproof) story and it's an exhilarating couple of hours. It fills the entertainment megabill utterly."

"After Alan Rickman's performance, the best thing about Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is the big, sweeping, epic score courtesy of Michael Kamen."

"With so much money and talent at work here... (the film) is considerably smaller than the sum of its parts."

"Badly written, acted and directed..."

"One of 1991's biggest hits, for reasons increasingly obscure."

"As Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, (Costner is) dismally out of place, a 1990s guy stranded in the 1190s."