THE MEN OF SHERWOOD FOREST is another version of the Robin Hood story, shot by Exclusive/Hammer Films in 1954. It deserves note as the first Hammer film made in colour, but although it looks sufficiently nice, the plot is hackneyed and predictable. The film is yet another version of the old story which was filmed so often, both on TV and in film, throughout the 1950s and 1960s. American actor Don Taylor, best known for his directorial career in later years, is miscast as the arrogant hero and the Merry Men are particularly undistinguishable, aside from an entertaining Reginald Beckwith as Friar Tuck. Decent cast members, such as Ballard Berkeley and Douglas Wilmer, are few and far between here. There's the occasional action scene dotted amid the rough plotting, but the choreography is rather disappointing and one gets the impression that director Val Guest's heart simply wasn't in it.