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Broken Arrow (1996)

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Average Rating: 5.8/10
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Critic Reviews: 7
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 4

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Hong Kong director John Woo's second U.S. film (his first was Hard Target) delivers a number of exciting action sequences but is let down by a credibility-straining plot. John Travolta plays Vic Deakins, an Air Force pilot on what is supposed to be a routine night flight mission with his co-pilot, the younger Riley Hale (Christian Slater), whom Deakins constantly kids for lacking the "will to win." Deakins is actually a traitor who crashlands their Stealth Bomber in Death Valley so that he can

R, 1 hr. 48 min.

Mystery & Suspense, Action & Adventure

Directed By: John Woo

Written By: Graham Yost

In Theaters: Feb 9, 1996 Wide

On DVD: Mar 9, 1999

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

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Cast

John Travolta
Vic Deakins
Christian Slater
Riley Hale
Samantha Mathis
Terry Carmichael
Delroy Lindo
Col. Max Wilkins
Bob Gunton
Pritchett
Frank Whaley
Giles Prentice
Carmen Argenziano
General Boone
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Lt. Col. Sam Rhodes
Howie Long
Kelly
Jim Palmer
Lt. Reed
Vyto Ruginis
Johnson
Myke Schwartz
Brandt
Kurtwood Smith
Secretary of Defense Ba...
Jeffrey J. Stephan
Shepherd
Jack Thompson
Chairman Joint Chiefs o...
Daniel von Bargen
Air Force General Creel...
Gary Epper
Miller
Chris Mulkey
Major Hunt
Casey Biggs
Novacek
Charlie Brewer
McKeller
J.N. Roberts
Moss
French Stewart
I.R. Crewman
Mario Roberts
Carl
Shaun Toub
Max
James MacDonald
Park Ranger Baker

Critic Reviews for Broken Arrow

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Directed with the keen action instincts Woo brought to The Killer, Hard-Boiled and other cult causes from his career in Hong Kong.

January 1, 2000 Comment

Mike Clark

USA Today

Top Critic

An intricate, rather beautiful dance of momentum and force.

August 11, 2007 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Rob Gonsalves

eFilmCritic.com

When you total all of the niggling inconsistencies and lump in Travolta's and Long's silly performances and a sillier script, you get a film that's just plain dumb.

July 25, 2007 Full Review Source: Movie Metropolis

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James Plath

Movie Metropolis

A perfectly entertaining, exciting, and competently made action thriller, [but] it can't help but be somewhat of a letdown.

December 5, 2004 Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Travolta is camp, but the action is cool in true John Woo style.

February 13, 2003 Comment

Shannon J. Harvey

Sunday Times (Australia)

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A US stealth bomber pilot steals its nuclear payload to hold the government to ransom with only his erstwhile comrade and a Park Ranger in a position to stop him. Yet another no-brainer from John Woo, Broken Arrow features every cliche from the Hollywood action playbook, including exploding helicopters aplenty, endless

December 11, 2006

xGary Xx

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No, it's not a remake of the 50s western with James Stewart, this is an entirely different movie. This action movie has good actors, an interesting story, and it's very exciting. I liked it.

September 6, 2010