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Fred Hawson

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1783557042128Screenshot 2026-07-09 at 8.25.23 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Hugh Jackman in ‘The Death of Robin Hood.’ Screengrab/YouTube</div>After suffering a crippling injury, an aging Robin Hood (Hugh Jackman) was convalescing at the Priory of St. Clement, under the care of  Sister Brigid (Jodie Comer). Not proud of his violent past as an outlaw, Robin introduced himself as Randolph. There, Robin befriended a man who was afflicted with leprosy (Murray Bartlet), as well as a young girl named Margaret (Faith Delaney), daughter of Robin&#x27;s old friend Little John (Bill Skarsgård).This film was written and directed by Michael Sarnosky, based on a 17th century English ballad known as &quot;Robin Hood&#x27;s Death,&quot; author unknown. This is said to be one of the oldest existing tale about Robin Hood. In the more popular legend adapted for previous films, such as the Disney animated version (1973) or the Kevin Costner version (1991), Robin Hood was a heroic outlaw who &quot;stole from the rich to give to the poor.&quot; This morose and notorious Robin Hood we see in this film was a total departure from the charismatic and swashbuckling Robin Hood we knew. The Robin and Little John in the first half were unrecognizable. There was no sense of honor or nobility in the way this Robin fought and killed people, without regard for their age nor gender. He was brutality personified when he killed. If your stomach can&#x27;t handle gore, you will look away.By the second half, a limping Robin was recovering his health in the peaceful security of Brigid&#x27;s Priory. At this point, Robin, and the whole film itself, was gradually transitioning from darkness into the light. As Robin learned to connect with other people, the lighting and the music of the film also became brighter and lighter. It was here that we can finally see the face of Hugh Jackman very well as he emerged from the shadows of the first half. Many did not like this film because the intense action scenes in the first half were totally abandoned in the contemplative second half. However, this was exactly the reason why I liked the second half more, as the acting of Jackman came to fore interacting with Comer, Delaney, Bartlet and Noah Jupe. Jackman already played a superhero to his death in &quot;Logan&quot; (2017). Here, he played a folk hero to his death, albeit an antihero version of him.<div> </div>This review was originally published in the author&#x27;s blog, “<a href="https://said-fred.blogspot.com/2026/07/review-of-death-of-robin-hood-ignoble.html">Fred Said</a>.”

Hugh Jackman leads a grim, introspective take on Robin Hood that swaps arrows and adventure for guilt, redemption and one outlaw's final reckoning.

Hugh Jackman leads a grim, introspective take on Robin Hood that swaps arrows and adventure for guilt, redemption and one outlaw's final reckoning.

Movie review: Hugh Jackman gives Robin Hood a somber farewell

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Movie review: Hugh Jackman gives Robin Hood a somber farewell

Fred Hawson

Published July 09, 2026 08:48 AM PHT

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