Right out of the gate, I'll admit it: Highlander Endgame isn't that good. In fact, the film has a lot of problems. For starters, there's a lot of elements and characters present that aren't explained in the film proper: the Watchers, the Sanctuary, the presence of other Immortals even though the Prize was supposedly won in the original Highlander, etc. The film's effects aren't as cool as they were in the original, in that they might be less dated but the spectacle isn't as awesome as watching Connor get lifted into the air in the middle of a vortex of animated demons. And there's a huge cop-out at the end that allows Duncan to get a happy ending even though it directly contradicts things the villain did in the film, and the movie doesn't even TRY to justify it.But, as someone who watched Highlander: The Series, who DOES know why there are other Immortals about, who KNOWS who the Watchers are and what the Sanctuary is, it's a pretty entertaining watch. Adrian Paul and Christopher Lambert (who looks like he's aged twenty years between Mortal Kombat and this) have perfect on-screen chemistry and really do feel like they've known each other for years. The bit parts for characters like Joe Dawson and Methos (both from the TV show) really make this feel like a true crossover.And then there's Bruce Payne as the villain, doing more or less the same thing he would go on to do in Dungeons & Dragons, only here he gets to be the badass overtyrant instead of the stooge. He does a great job at playing the kind of slimy bastard that you just love to hate. Even more impressive is his performance in the flashbacks, where he completely changes gears and plays a sympathetic bearded Scottish man who you've never guess would one day turn into Damodar Version 2.0 In A Fedora. The guy's a more versatile actor than we give him credit for.I hear the film was supposed to be the film that tied all the loose ends and brought the series full-circle. Well, since this film is in continuity with the series, and since the series retconned the original movie so that the original movie WASN'T the end of the Game, I really don't see wherethis thought came from. I know, movies should be able to stand on their own without needing other material, but since this movie was so transparently made for the fans of the TV show, I can forgive it for that.

Highlander! Swords! Dudes fighting with swords! Sometimes the sword fighting men have witty things to say, other times when they are sword fighting they have serious things to say, see so its juxtaposed, which is also the name of an art magazine. I am not too particularly fond of the word "juxtaposed", it sounds stupid to me, here is where I can reveal that. You know what's missing from Highlander movies? It's not swords, I think we call all guess that. No, what it probably is is ice cream, not enough scenes involving ice cream. My favorite right now is pistachio, first of all it's usually a lovely pale green, then it hits you with that weird savory sweet flavor, plus there's nuts! Movie reviewed.

I am definitely biased when it comes to my review of this film. I am a fan of the first movie, fan of the TV series (minus a few poorly done episodes), and will watch anything that has the character "Methos" in it. This movie will be hard to follow if you haven't watched previous Highlander movies and/or the TV series. Recently my girlfriend purchased all of the seasons of Highlander and we just now finished watching them. We also just watched the first movie again. So I have a unique perspective. I have the original movie and the series still fresh in my memory. I think that Highlander fans love the concept more than the plot of the Highlander franchise. The idea of living forever while having a vintage style of dress and manners is of great appeal to us. But I also notice that many critics of this film didn't see the second and third movie. Those movies didn't do a good job following the first movie either. But this film mainly follows the TV series, not the first movie. I am one of those people who really liked Highlander: Endgame. The movie does a great job mixing the characters from the first movie and the TV series. When I started watching the movie I was thrilled to see Peter Wingfield and Jim Byrnes in the credits. These were two great actors from the TV series. Sadly Methos had a small part in this film. He is one of the greatest, yet wasted characters of television history. Still, I'm glad he was featured in this film. Sadly, this film still can't shake some of the corny effects and additions that Panzer and Davis add to each movie. Just like the first movie, the main villain is often overacting. The final quickening is lame. Someone needs to tell Panzer and Davis that the 80's are over with. Still, this film let us see what the TV series would have been like with a bigger budget. I have also been told that the Director's Cut does a better job of developing the characters. But this movie isn't for people who aren't Highlander fans. It's also not for people who hated the TV series. It's for die-hard fans.

I don't like this movie. It destroy any consistency of the Highlander movie's universe. They killed the hero. The producers ruined the original concept made by G. Widen. The movie has not the mystery of H1. That seems a simple action movie with karate noises. I think G.Widen should be angry with this movie. He leaved the project when knew they decided kill Connor.Without Connor, the highlander idea has no sense.Its a bad chapter of the series. Just that.