# Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)

> An immortal swordsman confronts an alien tyrant and a dying Earth after a protective shield turns environmental salvation into catastrophe.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3916

## Facts

- Runtime: 100 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
- Director: Russell Mulcahy
- Cast: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside, John C. McGinley, Phillip Brock, Rusty Schwimmer, Ed Trucco
- TMDB rating: 4.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102034/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: dense
- Violence: brutal
- Mood: campy, bombastic, dark, cult movie night, camp science fiction marathon

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