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In the early 1990s, Connor MacLeod helps construct a worldwide energy shield to replace the failing ozone layer. It's a success but 25 years later the shield becomes the problem as it is draining the world's resources. Amidst the misery of a bleak society, terrorist Louise (Madsen) wants an aging MacLeod to help destroy the shield. But MacLeod is facing his own battles with new enemies from his home world of Zeist.
Pray to God they win. And quickly, please.
The first movie had incredible mood and atmosphere to see it over a few bumps in the story but this sequel swaps brooding darkness for light panto. Virginia Madsen should sue over her role: the great terrorist meekly follows pointless orders from MacLeod and really only hangs around to hear the plot.
Sean Connery has the advantage of being in the film for only a few scenes - though it is miraculous that he's in it at all as his character died in the first movie and Connery presumably read the script before signing. Connery is worse here than he is in "The Avengers".
There is no merit, no interest, no excitement whatsoever. The script feels as if it were written in crayon on the morning of filming. Just as you begin to nod off, it will reach down into the pits of film-making to produce another stupefying moment.
It would be much more fun to see the film makers point fingers at each other over why this sequel is so bad. A director's cut is supposed to be much better - but then everybody says that about director's cuts. "Highlander II" would have to be a new cut of a different film to make a significant difference.
Find out if things improved in "Highlander III: The Sorcerer".
