I wasn't particularly fond of this movie when I was younger. I favored the vibrant style of Errol Flynn and Michael Curtiz’s Robin Hood story and thought this one felt a little slow. However, now I actually enjoy their version of what it might be like for the folk legend after he comes back from the crusades. It's during those travels that the reckless and often inebriated King Richard (Richard Harris) is wounded by an arrow, so when Robin (Sean Connery) returns to England, which is under King John’s control, he discovers that the Sheriff of Nottingham (Robert Shaw) is still in charge and Maid Marian (Audrey Hepburn) has become a nun. With the sheriff trying to arrest her, Robin shows up just in time to save her and restart their old conflict. Marian isn't thrilled with her former flame, so some awkward moments happen between them as he begins to gather what remains of his group of Lincoln green-wearing warrior retirees before the sheriff and his similarly aged men force a battle on them. There’s an amusing dryness to parts of the writing that quite well captures the downsides of getting older, and the ending shows that both Connery and Shaw seem eager to play characters who need as much medical assistance as 12th century medicine could offer. Even though it sometimes borders on slapstick, there's a certain elegance to it as these rivals show a reluctant appreciation for each other and Hepburn’s spirited nun resembles a performance her namesake Katharine might have given. There’s a dependable supporting cast that helps keep things going, and there’s enough elderly action – with more emphasis on the latter – to make this enjoyable. Getting old gracefully is clearly overrated!

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