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Highlander 2: The Quickening (1991)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:0

Rotten:21

Average Rating:2.6/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod has just been banished to Earth for leading a failed rebellion on his home planet of Zeist. On Earth, he discovers the shield he built to shade humanity... Immortal Scottish swordsman Connor MacLeod has just been banished to Earth for leading a failed rebellion on his home planet of Zeist. On Earth, he discovers the shield he built to shade humanity from a disappearing ozone -- though obsolete -- is owned and operated by a profit hungry, multi-national conglomerate at Earth's ecological expense. Guided by his spiritual leader Juan Ramirez and aided by beautiful environmental terrorist Louise Marcus, MacLeod will eliminate deadly assassins and dodge a dangerous trapnest to rid planet of his creation. [More]

Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen

Starring: Sean Connery, Christopher Lambert, Michael Ironside, Virginia Madsen, John C. McGinley

Director: Russell Mulcahy

Director: Russell Mulcahy
Composer: Stewart Copeland
Story: Brian Clemens, William N. Panzer
Screenwriter: Peter Bellwood, Gregory Widen
Producer: Peter S. Davis, William N. Panzer

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Reviews for Highlander 2: The Quickening

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1.5/4

The film is desperately overplotted; events and years rush by and pile up like cars in an interstate wreck. It's also terribly overexplained.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 25 2009 11:19 AM

TV Guide's Movie Guide

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Variety Staff

Audiences unfamiliar with the first film will be hard put to follow the action [from a story by Brian Clemens] as it incoherently hops about in time and space.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Feb., 25 2009 11:18 AM

Variety

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Leaden, laden with effects, short on imagination.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 16 2007 03:16 AM

Time Out

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2/5

Emanuel Levy

No review available.

comment Comment | Aug., 14 2005 01:49 PM

EmanuelLevy.Com

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2/5

Kevin Carr

Another substandard sequel.

comment Comment | Feb., 18 2005 10:25 AM

7M Pictures

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2/4

David Nusair

...[not] as bad as it's been made out to be over the years.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Aug., 02 2004 12:44 PM

Reel Film Reviews

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1/5

Christopher Null

Incomprehensible doesn't even begin to explain it. This movie is the equivalent of the "Hey look over there!" gag. You look, and the guy you wanted to beat up has run away.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jul., 13 2004 09:52 PM

Filmcritic.com

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2/5

Frank Swietek

No review available.

comment Comment | Feb., 13 2004 08:59 AM

One Guy's Opinion

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2/5

Spence D.

No review available.

comment Comment | Dec., 25 2003 10:26 PM

IGN Movies

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D-

Carlo Cavagna

The director's cut elevates this misconceived sequel from one of the worst stinkers ever to merely dreadful.

comment Comment | Nov., 26 2003 02:23 PM

AboutFilm.com

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0/5

Widgett Walls

Beyond redemption.

comment Comment | Aug., 20 2003 08:45 PM

Needcoffee.com

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0/5

Rob Vaux

It would be best if we all just agree amongst ourselves that this movie never happened.

comment Comment | Aug., 13 2002 06:33 PM

Flipside Movie Emporium

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2/5

Philip Martin

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 30 2002 10:56 AM

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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1/5

Bob Grimm

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 01:53 AM

Las Vegas Mercury

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1/5

Scott Weinberg

No review available.

comment Comment | Jul., 26 2002 01:13 AM

eFilmCritic.com

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1/5

It would be much more fun to see the film makers point fingers at each other over why this sequel is so bad.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

BBC

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1.5/4

Chris Hicks

In short, lots of action and wild stunts, lame comedy and a story that makes no sense whatsoever.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Deseret News, Salt Lake City

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1/4

James O'Ehley

Ugh!

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Sci-Fi Movie Page

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1.5/5

Louis Black

The acting is terrible,with Connery, at his lowest common denominator, stealing the show.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Austin Chronicle

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Rita Kempley

Mulcahy and company don't ask us to suspend disbelief; they ask us to pretend we've all had weed-whacker lobotomies.

Full Review Source: | comment Comment | Jan., 01 2000 12:00 AM

Washington Post

 
 
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