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The Last of Robin Hood

Play trailer Poster for The Last of Robin Hood R Released Aug 29, 2014 1h 32m Drama Romance Biography Play Trailer Watchlist
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Movie star Errol Flynn (Kevin Kline) has a scandalous May-December affair with 15-year-old starlet Beverly Aadland (Dakota Fanning).
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Kevin Kline's performance is spot on, but in every other respect, The Last of Robin Hood disappoints.

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Anthony Lane The New Yorker [It] looks lowly and limp, and we seldom feel just how much is at stake. Sep 15, 2014 Full Review Moira MacDonald Seattle Times The film becomes a showcase for Kline and Sarandon - and a reminder of how great actors can light up the screen, staying with you even as the rest of the film slips away. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 11, 2014 Full Review John Anderson Newsday Terrific performances help mine the poignancy in a legendary tabloid story. Rated: 3/4 Sep 5, 2014 Full Review Chris McCoy Memphis Flyer Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland repeatedly refuse to pass judgement on their characters, which means the film is not really from Florence, or indeed anyone's, point of view, leaving the story to meander into some disturbing territory. Jan 8, 2020 Full Review Nicholas Bell IONCINEMA.com A heavily polished reenactment too apprehensive to really get its hands dirty. Rated: 2.5/5 Sep 5, 2019 Full Review Debbie Baldwin Ladue News It has to be one of the more nauseating tales from the Golden Age of Hollywood. Rated: 4/10 Dec 11, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member "The Last of Robin Hood" is the true story of Beverly Aadland, a teen starlet who became the last girlfriend of legendary swashbuckler Errol Flynn. In 1957, Beverly was working at Warner Brothers studios with a fake birth certificate saying she was 18 -- she was in fact, only 15 -- when she encountered the former matinée idol. After a bumpy start, the two undertook a relationship that was ultimately embraced by Beverly's Hollywood mother Florence, who became a willing third wheel. The affair took them from L.A. to New York to Africa, then to Cuba where Flynn pitched in with the rebels to make a pro-Castro propaganda movie starring Beverly. It all came crashing to an end in Vancouver, however, when Flynn died in Beverly's arms, causing an avalanche of publicity; Florence finally achieved the attention she sought in the form of tabloid notoriety but the chaos drove Beverly to the edge of sanity. Rotten Tomatoes critical consensus reads "Kevin Kline's performance is spot on, but in every other respect, The Last of Robin Hood disappoints." Dakota Fanning was called miscast by several critics. "The Last of Robin Hood" is a so so dark coming-of-age tale following Errol Flynn during his last years, with other words not the golden years in Hollywood. It´s an independent production and it shows if you ask me. We get ok performances from Susan Sarandon and Kevin Kline who does strike some resemblance with the real Errol Flynn. However, the storyline based on the relation between Flynn and Aadland is not that intriguing on my book. As Errol was a true Hollywood star back in the days with movies such as "Captain Blood" (1935), "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936), "The Adventures of Robin Hood" (1938), "The Sea Hawk" (1940) and "They Died with their Boots On" (1941) under his belt, I would´ve wanted to see more of Flynn´s life and his films during the heydays. The film doesn´t really manage to catch the vibe of the 50s either in a proper way and yes I do agree that Dakota Fanning is miscast in the role of Beverly Aadland. No need to see "The Last of Robin Hood". Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Kevin Kline was born to play the dashing, charismatic Errol Flynn but the film itself is a very meagre, inconsequential affair. I was disengaged with the mother-daughter conflict, especially after Errol dropped dead with another half an hour to spare. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Kevin Kline was born to play the dashing, charismatic Errol Flynn but the film itself is a very meagre, inconsequential affair. I was disengaged with the mother-daughter conflict, especially after Errol dropped dead with another half an hour to spare. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member if your over 50 you will like it, if your under 50 you wont like it. I am over 50 and l really liked it but the end almost made me fall down laughing. did wards of the state really live in an prison like place back then. I don't think so Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Engaging story of a scandalous affair between aging legend Erroll Flynn, in his last days, and a young woman. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/23 Full Review Audience Member I'm a sucker for love stories. This little film is like a good reenactment of the two years adventure Errol with underaged Bev. It is very TV movie. Frankly, this movie was due to be made if only to repay Bev and her mom some respect. The epoch recreation was fine although probably limited by the budget. I think the film rendered the story well enough and since it was based mostly on the mom book, it went as far as it could. Bev spent the rest of her life far from hollywood and the limelight. Possibly hating it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Movie star Errol Flynn (Kevin Kline) has a scandalous May-December affair with 15-year-old starlet Beverly Aadland (Dakota Fanning).
Director
Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Producer
Declan Baldwin, Maggie Malina, Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon
Screenwriter
Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland
Distributor
Samuel Goldwyn Company
Production Co
Lifetime Films, Big Indie Pictures, Killer Films
Rating
R (Some Sexuality|Language)
Genre
Drama, Romance, Biography
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$269.6K
Runtime
1h 32m
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