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Feeling Robbed in 'Robin Hood'

Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott team up again, and the resulting film is tedious

By Bob Grimm
Tucson Weekly | May 25, 2010
Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott team up again, and the resulting film is tedious.
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Tags: Robin Hood (2010), Ridley Scott, Russell Crowe

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