A new take on Robin, romance and taxes

I've always loved the Robin Hood legend. The story of a noble individual standing up for the downtrodden brightens my usually dim perspective of humanity.

Add in the tax component — the official evildoers gave their despicable acts a veneer of authority by characterizing their thievery as a form of government taxation — and my romantic tax heart leaps!

I'm not, however, a fan of Russell Crowe. So I don't plan on going to his latest movie in which he sort of portrays the outlaw of Sherwood Forest.

But I couldn't resist reading A.O. Scott's review of Robin Hood in the New York Times. Perhaps, I hoped, Scott would be able to convince me to give this film, and Crowe, a chance.

Alas, it is not to be. Thanks to the middling review, I'll pass.

There was, however, one great — and tax-related — line in the review that I have to share:

"Robin and Marion engage in a bit of heavy-handed screwball antagonism before the
imperatives of tax reform and heterosexuality unite them forever."

Ah yes, there's nothing like taxes to help us find our soul mates!

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