Well, not entirely true. I loved that it was HL and cool in that regard, but my friends and I were terribly disappointed. My friend Adam summed it up by saying it was like an episode of the series, and not one of the better ones. I agree; it was like watching an add-on to the 6th season. Connor was like Duncan in the last season, and Duncan couldn't pull him out of his funk like "Fitz" did for him. It was sad. My boyfriend was mad cuz they portrayed Connor as being somewhat selfish, and they left no room whatsoever for the events of the third movie, like Connor having an adopted son. They basically destroyed all ties with the first few movies in favor of the series. And that was disappointing. I know they couldn't reconcile everything, but it was still a shoddy job. Methos wasn't in nearly enough, neither was Joe, and Amanda's absence was very conspicuous(sp?). The woman in the movie, Duncan's Immortal "wife" who left him(he's not supposed to get that far, remember? He's cursed; I guess since she technically died that night and left, it's okay) served absolutley no purpose but a gratuitous(sp?) sex scene. The whole thing did nothing to further the plot and Duncan spouted some really lame lines, even for him when it comes to a woman. I think they should have stuck to the standard HL formula of showing the flashbacks in order to show the past story unfolding and paralleling the present day events. The flashback of why the villian hated Connor so much could have had a better place in the cemetary scene than in the begining. It would have had a bit more impact. The villian was so overly dramatic and one-dimensional it was sad; I didn't like him at all. He in no way stood in the same rank as the Kurgan, Kalas, Xavier, or Kronos. And I think the name should have been "Legacy", for a couple of reasons; the legacy of hate that perpetuated this nearly 500-year feud, and Connor's legacy to Duncan, his student and "true brother" as he calls him. Lambert looked very old and tired in this movie, and it saddened me that we almost knew how the movie had to turn out for just that reason. It's been what? 15 years? He's been Connor a very long time, and it was nice to see him there again, but still sad.
Okay, I think I'm finished. My friends and I have been going on about this since last night. If they do another movie, for God's sake, make sure Widen or Abramowitz or Lettow write the script and make it a movie worthy of the name Highlander. It was decent as a stand alone film, or only with the series, but it lacked some of the heart, humor, and general HL-ness of what we've come to know and expect. Sorry, but I'm not satisfied. If they make another one, I won't raise my hopes so high. Maybe I won't be so disappointed.
What did the rest of you think? Of either the movie, or my critique? Not my best work, but hey...