Review of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) by Shawn W — 26 Oct 2012

In its original version this film was pretty bad.

This review of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) was written by Shawn W on 26 Oct 2012.

Highlander II: The Quickening has generally received negative reviews.

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