August 12 movie: Sharpe's Revenge. The latest in the Sharpe series has Sharpe falsely accused of stealing some Napoleonic treasure and murdering its guards. While Sharpe is off clearing his name, Sharpe's wife leaves him, steals and squanders all his money, and allows herself to be seduced by the first dandy fop who comes her way -- played by Alexis Denisof, aka Wesley on Buffy and Angel! He looked so young I wasn't even sure it was him.
Anyway, Mrs. Sharpe doesn't come off so well in this movie. Neither does Sharpe, actually: when he finds out about his wife's infidelity, he immediately jumps into bed with the woman his old friend (who just saved his life) is in love with. Way to go, Sharpe! That's showing her what true loyalty looks like. The friend gets over it, as friends strangely do in movies, and Sharpe ends up with his name cleared and his rebound girl waiting for him. I guess living well is Sharpe's revenge.
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