No Richie!

Any Highlander show/movie without that annoying Richie is the best.

Well I have to say I am not as horrified as I thought I was going to be. Highlander Endgame as action movies go is not at all bad. The film has a nice pace; the acting OK, and the actions scenes are pretty good. (Best I have seen since the original Highlander) Overall this movie is pretty enjoyable.

Now that I have got that out of the way, what exactly annoys every film critic that sees this movie? Which is after all just a harmless piece of escapism. OH I've got it! ……. the story!!

What difference does it make that the Highlander movies did not follow each other? Why have the critics such a problem with the lack of continuity that is the enigma of the Highlander story.

Take them all as separate entities, DIFFERENT STORIES with the same characters. Like the TV show Sliders. I do see anyone having a problem there.

These movies are supposed to be fun. They are not going to change your life. And if you feel there are holes in the story line, just explain it to yourself as Conner did in the Highlander Endgame.

What is their reason for being?? Who knows, THEY JUST ARE?

I think this film is better than it's rating suggests. I did not like it when it originally came out, but over the years have been drawn back to it and have looked upon it more favourably. It is well shot, well paced and brings back LOTS of popular characters from across the franchise.

You can never get over the impossibility of following Highlander with anything that makes logical sense, but like the series, this succeeds, somewhat, on its own merits.