Robin Hood..speaking with an Irish accent?

Summary:
Film critics opinionated, leading role Russel Crowe, speaking with an Irish accent in the latest film Robin Hood.
However, the Australian actor speaks with an almost perfect and clear South Yorkshire accent in the film. History proves this is right, since Robin was a Yorkshireman- as every Tyke knows. Wakefield is known as the ‘Merrie’ City, because that is where Robin recruited his mob of men. Robin is as Yorkshire as pudding, or rhubarb. Robin Hood may have lived most of the time in Sherwood Forest over the border in Nottinghamshire, but he derived his values and mission from Tyke stroppiness.

In the film Russel-Robin is merely reclaiming an iconic figure for his own people. Nevertheless, our handsome former Gladiator actor pulled it off with his South Yorkshire accent proving once again he is not just a faithful warrior, but also very talented.

Reaction:
I haven’t even paid attention to which accent Crowe was speaking in the film. To me that’s a minor detail. I did notice that he performed very well with a dominating English accent, (although not sure of which counties) and without a trace of Australian affinities. I can imagine that film critics find anything to give a negative opinion about; it’s therefore why they are called film critics. I do must say that I thought Crowe was speaking with a Nottinghamshire accent but apparently I was wrong (oops). Now that I know, I can imagine that critics find Crowe’s accent sound Irish since the Yorkshire accent lies close to the Irish.

Link:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/routledge/2010/05/21/robin-hood-was-a-yorkshireman-you-know-115875-22272926/