Review of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) by Douglas R — 27 Jun 2007

No idea how they went from the first one to this, storyline or quality-wise. Is this thing running out of films? It's having me look at the DVD release...

This review of Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) was written by Douglas R on 27 Jun 2007.

Highlander II: The Quickening has generally received negative reviews.

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