davoshannon I'll admit I'm a sucker for the Sharpe books and films. Both strands excellent.Sharpe's Revenge is a little more complex than usual; the English and French combining to sort out a problem?.As with most comments here, this episode belongs to Philip Whitchurch as Frederickson, and, yes, Cécile Paoli as Lucille is captivating.But Abigail Cruttenden as Sharpe's wife really started to rankle me in this and following episodes. Could be good acting, but I just don't find anything fanciable in her - somebody else said "airhead" - exactly. Mind you Sean Bean might agree in retrospect - how long did their real life marriage last?.Spare a thought for Féodor Atkine as Ducos. Excellent slimy character throughout. The running gag in the series of his stamped on set of good glasses is his undoing here.Now - to all other viewers in the UK and Ireland - watch the US population react with a few "no"s to "was this comment useful". Everything has to be positive over there.

Koncorde This is probably the second to worst of the series (the follow up Sharpes Justice nipping it at the post), and for a number of reasons. For starters the plot is nonsensical - the set-up of Sharpe is so laden with holes it's not even worth considering, especially when Maillot's body is going to turn up with freshly cut off, unbandaged fingers - as opposed to 3 weeks prior.Add to that the needless add-in of Janes money grabbing friend, and Jane's sudden shift from 'daughter of a saddler' saved from the clutches of some gormless upper class twit as chosen by her wicked uncle into high society mistress. Yes Sharpe breaks his promise, but only by a couple of hours....for that it costs him 10k, his wife and nearly his life. Jane goes from being a strong willed independent spirit to some kind of airhead, neurotic female straight out of a Jane Austen novel.Cornwell may have done wrote the book like that; I don't know, but for me it spoilt the series because I really couldn't stand Jane to start with. Then again it gave Sharpe the chance to bed another lady...Frederickson steals the show. The guy is a legend in his own lunch-hour, with false teeth and dashing hairdo, half a pair of eyes and saucy eye-patch he's the guy you are desperately wishing a bit of luck on - and you know he's too interesting to die.The Chosen Men have disappeared in this one. After gradually being whittled down over the last few films it was beginning to turn into something of a on-the-road comedy a la Hope and Crosby with Harper and Sharpe. It gets worse in the next one with no Frederickson.

m-medvetz Capt Fredrickson is a standup guy. Competent, loyal, unafraid. Maj Sharpe breaks his unspoken bond with Fredrickson. Too bad. A double heartbreak for the good Captain. He was a strong character, played well. It seems he will remain in France,post Napoleon. Sharpe's wife is a classic nit-nat who cannot make up her mind. She's also a fool to let others convince her to play games with her husband. So be it.

paulie68 This outing for Richard Sharpe wants for little. Although there are no big battle scenes, it still looks good. Compared to the book, it follows pretty well (all the best Sharpe films do) and it is nice to see that Cornwell's story is not butchered, like in Gold. I haven't seen this movie for quite a while now but I enjoyed it when I did and if you are a Sharpe fan, which I darn well hope you are, then you should get to one of those really really good video stores and rent this title, along with the others. They are best watched in order... Rifles, Eagle, Company, Enemy, Honour, Gold, Battle, Sword, Regiment, Siege, Mission, Revenge, Justice, Waterloo.