73
Metascore
16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- The social satire gets precious at times, but Connery (sans hairpiece!) and Hepburn (swathed for the first hour in a nun’s wimple) bring a fervid depth of feeling to their characters’ rekindled courtship.
- 83The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsRobin And Marian would merely be an exercise in theory if the actors didn't make it breathe. Their scenes together a combination of easy humor and wistful grace notes, Connery and Hepburn find an easy rapport, playing something between legendary lovers and an old married couple.
- 80Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrDeep down inside, a very good film.
- 80Time OutTime OutIt's one of those rare movies, like King Hu's Touch of Zen, that handles its historical imagery so cleanly, and contains its pretensions so solidly within sure characterisation and plotting, that it is often sublimely expressive.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIf nothing else, the performances of Connery and Hepburn are welcome delights.
- 75Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThis is a movie about the end of youth and high romance, about death and the possibility of simple human compassion.
- 70The New York TimesVincent CanbyThe New York TimesVincent CanbyRobin and Marian is a hybrid movie, one that seems embarrassed by feelings; yet it works best when it admits those feelings, when it plays them straight.
- 60TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineTaken as a whole, Robin and Marian is a spotty picture that's sometimes satirical, a trifle pretentious, occasionally exciting.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanSedate and contemplative character piece but low on thrills.
- 30Robin and Marian is a disappointing and embarrassing film: disappointing, because Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, the brilliant Robert Shaw, Richard Harris and a screenplay by James Goldman ought to add up to something even in the face of Richard Lester's flat direction; embarrassing, because the incompatible blend of tongue-in-cheek comedy, adventure and romance gives the Robin Hood-revisited film the grace and energy of a geriatrics' discotheque.