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I just saw this movie on YouTube and I thought it was interesting with its twists and turns, a quite solid film noir in a spectacular setting. The one thing that troubled me was that the leading lady seemed too old for the role in which she was cast. I came to IMDB to read other people's reviews, and I looked up Ms. Bari's biographical information and it listed her birth year as 1919. I don't wish to be meanspirited, but the woman on the screen was definitely in her 40's. In any event, she gave a strong and otherwise believable performance in The Amazing Mr. X.im not familiar with her other roles.

Wow, the writing is so tight, the acting so fine. How did they manage to make dozens of these shows in a single year? No doubt the budget was miniscule compared to that of today's grandiose productions. Granted, they had a wonderful principal character (Sherlock Holmes) but still, what an achievement. I wish today's tv writers would take the time to watch these, many of them might learn a lot about effective (and efficient) dialogue, character arcs, using minimal (and thus inexpensive) sets effectively. Ronald Howard is not Basil Rathbone, but his portrayal of Holmes is so good, and frankly I liked that Watson is not portrayed as an idiot. The series is available for free on youtube, and very worth watching.

I loved the premise of this show, I thought it had wonderful potential. Unfortunately, upon watching it, I don't think the writer or director were at all familiar with the Robin Hood legend because what they've delivered are some very unlikeable protagonists who with neither conscience or selfless intention, commit crimes. The villains are equally unlikeable while also reflecting the story's anti-white bias. The camera action was inexplicably amateurish. I felt sorry for the actors who had to deal with such misguided direction and an embarrassingly poor script.

I completely understand why a studio approved the concept proposal for this series. There was so much that could have been done with a knowledge of and understanding about the actual Robin Hood story. I.e. Good conquering evil. Also, a comprehension of the way people think and act would have avoided the single dimensionality of the characters. I hope that when this series is a distant (bad) memory, that the concept is again developed into a series, but with more capable and knowledgeable writing and direction.