another of the many film take on the legend of robin hood and from my point of view and two essential thing be miss from this version represent proper character development and any real sense of nobility . in regard to the former and i guess many would suggest that the character be sufficiently well know that they do not really need to be develop at length . nevertheless and i find their respective introduction to the story the most important in this version be little john ( david morrissey ) and friar tuck ( jeff nuttall ) rather jar and sudden and which i think leave the respective actor struggle a little bit with the part . robin rise from simple outlaw to leader of the gang also seem a little too quick and easy and although i appreciate the background that be offer to his character and which offer a reasonable explanation of how sir robert hode become robin hood . in regard to the latter point and i do not feel that robin come across a particularly noble in this movie ( although he do decide to return the tax to the common folk ) but rather he seem interested primarily in marian ( uma thurman ) . thurman i think be a bit miscast in the part and a be jurgen prochnow a sir mile folcanet . i also find daguerre jester irritating after a while . the only truly noble scene in the movie ( aside perhaps from the decision to return the tax ) be the exchange near the end of the film between will scarlett ( owen teale ) and daguerre ( jeroen krabbe ) about the future of england . there some good swordplay involve particularly when robin and his men crash marian wedding but in the end it all seem a little too simple . in particular and while robin victory over daguerre and folcanet be accomplish and i be leave wonder what be go to happen when king john ( ok prince john ) return with his troop to collect the tax . there be no sense in the movie that the return of richard the lion hearted be imminent and and take on the king ( even an unofficial king act a regent ) would be a pretty daunting task . i can not say i be overly impress by this telling of the story . there some original material ( particularly about robin background ) which fill in some hole from the common legend and but not enough to make this a truly good movie . 4/10 .