There have been a few sequels to Highlander now, and the peculiar thing is that the original wasn't even that big of a hit. Through the years, however, it's become quite a cult classic and even inspired a much more successful television series. Here's the deal. Highlanders are mythic beings also known as immortals. The only way a Highlander can be killed is if another immortal chops off his head. The reason why they're so eager to decapitate one another is because the last remaining Highlander is to be blessed by living out the rest of his days as a mortal human being. Endgame is truly aimed at veteran Highlander fans. Connor Macleod (Christopher Lambert from the movie franchise) stars along side Duncan MacLeod (Adrian Paul of TV fame). They are distant brothers and part of a dying breed, as there are only a handful of immortals left, including a typically ruthless villain played by Bruce Payne. Endgame tries to bridge the film franchise and the television series together and it will no doubt confuse the hell out of newcomers to the story.

In it's attempt to bring Connor and Duncan together (ala Kirk and Picard in Star Trek: Generations), it loses plot points from both storylines, but hardcore fans will probably be able to follow it. This Highlander suffers from clumsy directing. The action sequences are choppy, many of the quickening sequences (a phenomenon that takes place after an immortal loses their head) are downright laughable, and the ending is less than powerful, but still, Endgame manages to be the strongest film in the franchise since the 1986 original. Perhaps that's because it attempts to be bigger in scope and offers a Shakespearean type scenario. On the other hand, there is so much going on and so many characters in Endgame, that maybe if it were longer, and more informative, it could have been the best in the series. This outing could have also benefited from a stronger villain (such as Clancy Brown in the original). As it stands, Highlander: Endgame is disjointed and convoluted but it was hardly the dud I was expecting.