Highlander V: The Source – A Quirky Return to Immortality

Phew! So, I watched Highlander V: The Source last night. If there’s one thing I can say, it is… well, it’s certainly a film. You know when you take a late-night snack thinking it’ll be comforting but somehow end up with some strange concoction you can’t quite identify? That’s what this movie felt like.

Remember those Saturday afternoons when TV4 used to play Highlander marathons? Yeah, those are good memories. My brother and I used to mimic sword fights using whatever we could have as swords—a broom, a hockey stick, even a rolling pin once. Talking about the nostalgia of crackling VHS tapes!

Christopher Lambert doesn’t grace us with his presence this time around, and Adrian Paul takes the lead. Adrian’s been our hero, Duncan, and to see him struggle through this confused plot is almost like watching your favorite uncle trying to act cool on TikTok —applause for effort, but… maybe not quite hitting the mark. Directed by Brett Leonard, of the Lawnmower Man fame, I had high-ish hopes—but maybe I should’ve had my feet more firmly planted on svenska jord.

You hear all these grand lines about ‘the Source’ as if we’re unraveling some cosmic enigma, but somehow it all feels less Jedi, more komp-tempot på herding sheep up on a Fjäll. And the soundtrack? Imagine a chaotic jamboree of 80s synth battling for attention—there are moments it’s so loud I felt like covering my ears with the obligatory IKEA pillow.

There’s some charm though—the audacious, unencumbered ridiculousness that almost works in that campy, cult-following type way. Maybe best tackled with a big bowl of popcorn and the expectation of more rollerblading than sword-fighting.

All in all, it’s a quirky reminder of how far the franchise has come—or maybe how far it’s diverted? Ah, jag vet inte, grab some fika and bring a lenient mood if you brave this one.

Check the trailer below