The Last of Robin Hood

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@Ollie1972 08/06/2018 "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". See more 05/25/2017 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. See more 02/26/2017 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. See more 11/01/2016 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 See more 09/24/2016 Engaging story of a scandalous affair between aging legend Erroll Flynn, in his last days, and a young woman. See more 02/19/2016 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. See more Read all reviews

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