![]() Alan Rickman, however, gets the most attention for his scene-chewing role as the rotten sheriff, an almost campy performance that is highly entertaining but perhaps a little out of sorts with the rest of the film. Fine acting, he notes, is a bloody miracle of. Max Burns (themaxburns) JRobin Hood: Prince of Thieves turns 30 today, and. But just when you think Rickman might be becoming insufferable, he has a knack of bursting the actorly bubble and saying something profound. the villainous Sherriff of Nottingham opposite Kevin Costner's Robin Hood in Robin Hood. Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, as Marion, makes a convincing damsel in distress, and Morgan Freeman brings dignity to his role as Robin's Moor friend. Don’t think I don’t see that everything in the world started going bad right after Alan Rickman died. Many folks always will remember Alan Rickman best for his portrayal of Hans Gruber. After Robin and his community of outcasts and fighters take to the trees, director Kevin Reynolds (Fandango, 187) is on more familiar narrative ground, and he goes for the gusto with lots of original action (Robin shoots two arrows simultaneously from his bow in two directions). That aside, it's refreshing to have a preface to the old story in which we meet the robber hero of Sherwood Forest as a soldier in King Richard's Crusades, coming home to find his people under siege from the cruelties of the Sheriff of Nottingham (Alan Rickman). Kevin Costner's lousy English accent is a small obstacle in this often exciting version of the Robin Hood fable. Alan Rickman Wins Supporting Actor for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 1992 BAFTA 132K subscribers Subscribe 2.7K 169K views 8 years ago 22 days to go - watch Alan Rickman accept his first.
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