Review of Highlander

This movie reeks of the 80s and not in a good Amadeus kind of way. The special effects are often brutal, the acting is in the alley of an off off off Broadway play quality and the story makes random unexplained leaps. Not of the he's immortal so now he's flashing back to Scotland kind of leaps. More like the let's just shove a girlfriend who's supposed to be the love of his life into this story with absolutely no exposition or she loves him even though she just tried to stab him to death with a knife kind of leaps.

The highlights are the sparky swords (though they only sometimes spark for some reason) and a very brief appearance by Sean Connery doing all kinds of scenery chewing. The core concept is also pretty interesting and some of the set pieces work pretty well but overall the movie feels like the creators just threw cool ideas at a dartboard and kept them even if some of the darts missed the mark by 27 feet. It is recommended if you like campy as hell high fantasy action flicks but if you're looking for anything deeper there might only be one and this is definitely not it.