In his seminal book, "Reel Bad Arabs", Jack Shaheen saw the movie positively, describing it as a "funny fable" that spoofs "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves", containing "harmless visual and verbal puns", noting the presence of Black actors, "a rabbi, a Muslim Moor, and an abbot", with Robin Hood's sidekick being the Moor, "Ahchoo" (played by Dave Chappelle) who is the son of "Ahsneeze" (Isaac Hayes).