Review of Highlander (1986) by Allan C — 02 Oct 2014
Far from a perfect film, but "Highlander" has a lot to like about it; a strong cast (Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery and Clancy Brown as the villain), a bunch of songs and music by Queen, and most memorably, the film had a really strong story idea (immortal beings roaming the earth for centuries, with swords in hand, waging a secret war with one another to become "the one").
Where the film falls apart is with a muddled backstory, Connery inexplicably playing a Spaniard, and pretty much anytime the film veered away from action or revealing more more the Highlander mythology.
Still despite it's faults, this is a solid modern day fantasy film that really does stand out as something unique and interesting. No sequels ever really lived up to this flawed original, but this might be a series worthy of a decent remake.
And this film also reminded me of how good Lambert is onscreen. Too bad he only had a limited number of actually decent films.
This review of Highlander (1986) was written by Allan C on 02 Oct 2014.
Highlander has generally received positive reviews.
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