Sean Connery wonderfully Sean ...... how did he get away with a Scottish accent regardless of the nationality he's playing? This time he's an Egyptian with a Spanish name - I'm so glad they tell us. Loved him in this.
Christopher Lambert - he's French playing the part of the highlander, to the the untrained ear he managed to roll two "Rs" in the whole film, and even then it requires a total suspension of reality to say he sounded remotely Scottish. The costume department must have blown their budget on the period costume which forced the lead to ware the dodgiest rain coat tor the contemporary chunk of the film. CL as the highlander has to be the all time "You what?" moment in casting but somehow the haunting music by Queen, the story, wanting the fantasy to be real and the scenery makes it all ok. Suspend that disbelief and enjoy.......... p.s. it must be time for a remake ... please?
