Best of the principals is Donald Sutherland, as a British sergeant. Sutherland depicts a nicely rounded character, a man who is as good as he can be while still being a good soldier, a term which had even more limitations built into it in the 18th century than it does now. The cinematography on Revolution is very good, if a bit too devoted to light diffusion. It does present a different world, and showing that America during the Revolution really wasn't like America nowadays is certainly worthwhile. The film's production design doesn't need any caveats, though, as it is uniformly excellent.
Revolution is intermittently entertaining.
Its main attraction is for those especially interested in the period and those with concerned with structure in film. More casual moviegoers are unlikely to be totally outraged by Revolution , but are equally unlikely to be fascinated. Back to the review list .