Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

SanteeFats Another of the Sharpe's series of movies. I really enjoy them as they pit the gutter in Sharpe against the British elitists that believe only their kind are fit to rule and command. It is what made the British Empire so wrong and so powerful though. In this one Sharpe is called back into service by Wellington because Harper is captured by the Raj forces, or so they think. Wellington is using this info to get Sharpe to do his will. He of course finds Harper and they team up to enter the Raj's fortress as British deserters, save the captured general's daughter with the help of some French expatriates, kill the renegade East India officer who is the real impetus behind the military prowess of the Raj and a traitor sergeant. As usual everything turns out well in general with the standard casualties but Sharpe and Harper come out alive if the worse for wear.

P_Cornelius So, I give Sharpe's Challenge a 7 out of 10, primarily because I liked the 14 earlier Sharpe movies so much. 'Challenge', however, is a bit disappointing. And it is so because the makers decided to go for an epic sweep in presenting their story. For me, what made the earlier Sharpe movies so wonderful was that epic story lines were taken and woven into an intimate scale.'Challenge', on the other hand, fell in love with its own imagery and widescreen panoramas. But, what worked for Lawrence of Arabia (remember Omar Sharif's Ali emerging as pinpoint on the horizon, until he finally rides up to Peter O'Toole's foregrounded Lawrence at the waterhole? Magnificent!) doesn't for Sharpe. Other than the wide shots of the fortress and the line of troops marching across the countryside, there is no need for the camera to linger in 'Challenge'. Alas, it continues to do so, however, and Sharpe and Harper become diminished and at times even lost in the process.Finally, a word about what else is missing. (Possible spoiler) Namely, the rest of Sharpe's riflemen. Inevitable, of course, after the way things played out in Sharpe's Waterloo. But still it's hard to forget all those memorable characters from the earlier movies, such as Hagman, Harris, and Frederickson, whose story lines were often as or more interesting than even Sharpe's.Oh, well. Maybe Sean Bean and Daragh O'Malley will be up for yet another installment of Sharpe's adventures. Already, they've contributed to one of the greatest adventure series of its type. And a special debt of thanks is due to Sean Bean for not outgrowing his britches, after a little Hollywood success, and coming back into the role of Sharpe with such energy and commitment.

joestank15 This is basically just a rehash of the novel Sharpe's Tiger, with some minor recasting with Sergeant Hakeswill as Sergeant Bickerstaff, The Tippoo as Major Dodd, and Lieutenant Lawford as Harper. But in the book, the point of infiltrating the fortress was to rescue Colonel McCandless, who knew about that mine planted in the western walls. Because the new plot is to rescue some girl, It just doesn't hold up. And historically, there WERE no major uprisings in India after the Napoleonic war, so any historical accuracy is out the window. Sean Bean, Darugh O' Malley and Toby Stephens all did well, but any time one of the girls or that French guy opened their mouths I just thought "You probably should've done more than one take of that scene." I liked the flashback to Sharpe's Triumph when Sharpe was almost killed by Dodd, but the idea that Dodd would have been allowed to live for 14 years is just ridiculous. Equally as ridiculous is the idea that the french would help Sharpe not 3 years after Waterloo. The explosions were fabulous and the production values were the highest they've been for any Sharpe, but the story, script, and supporting actors were the weakest they've ever been. If only they'd done "Sharpe's Devil" instead. This gets a B/B-

Corky1984 After 9 years away, ITV have revived Sharpe and I have to admit that it was even better than I expected. It made sense to set it in India a few years on from the old films, rather than pretending everyone didn't die in the Peninsula and bringing them back to life. The plot was great stuff, with strong action scenes, pretty wenches and some spot-on humour. Wellington recalls Sharpe from retirement to put down a rascally prince over in India, our Yorkshire hero accepting because his old pal Harper is mixed up in it. Cue some underhand plotting from Sharpe's old foe, Simmerson, and a happy ending after some brilliant fighting. The baddie in this was very good. ITV should make more.