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John Travolta stars in this mindless thriller in which he steals a nuclear weapon and its up to Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis to save the world.. Overall a good action flick with a leave your brain at home plot..Travolta goes slightly over the top with his character but is still good..Slater is ok and Mathis does what she can with what little the script gives her.. on a scale of one to ten... 6

Well. What can I say? This film is rather typical and has the same amount of violence as many other action-thrillers. (But perhaps a little more?) Despite this, it was very enjoyable and in my opinion deserves 6.5 stars-slightly more than it actually got. I never realized that Travolta was such a good "bad guy" actor and almost deserved an Oscar! But Christian Slater was just as good as the out and out good guy, along with Terry Carmichael as his side-kick. The ending was short but effective, because of the pleasing lack of sentimentality and sexism. Keep up the good films, because I certainly enjoyed this one.

In his "TV Movies and Video Guide," Leonard Maltin asks, "Why was this movie made?" The answer is simple: To entertain the people. I was certainly entertained by this far-fetched action thriller, due in no small part to John Woo's imaginative direction of the action sequences. John Travolta overdoes the psycho routine, hamming it up when some restraint would have made for a more believable performance, but his considerable charm sees him through. Christian Slater, an actor who hasn't impressed me as anything more than a Jack Nicholson wannabe, makes a surprisingly commendable hero. This movie is junk food, of course, but it's very tasty indeed.

Like nearly every other in this genre BROKEN ARROW is dumb with a capital DUM . It suffers from a myriad of plot holes and factual errors that anyone who has surfed the net looking through sites dedicated to the military will be able to spot at once . One early example is when the pilots eject and control have no idea to their fate . It's a well known fact that pilot suits contain a homing beacon so pilots who eject on missions can be instantly traced

We as an audience are supposed to forgive this ignorance and this audience member found it very easy to . Yeah it's a Hollywood movie from the 1990s so we're treated to very unlikely plot twists in a movie where the good guy and an innocent woman just doing her job have to stop bad guys so get ready for firefights , explosions and the obligatory scene of a countdown

BROKEN ARROW might not be a classic action adventure movie ( It's a little too formuliac ) but it's better than most from the 1990s . Travolta purposely does an impression of Tom Cruise except he's a bad ass and Christian Slater may seem an unlikely action hero but he's far more convincing than Steven Seagal or even Keanu Reeves . John Woo directs in a workman like manner and though it's not his best movie Woo does treat us to some spectacular and grisly deaths

Some movies are just meant to be enjoyed and not overscrutinzed by a bunch of imdb armchair warriors. This is one of those movies. Oh sure it's cliche a bit unbelievable at times. But it's just fun. It's a solid 7. 8 is a bit generous.

One more DIE HARD rip-off film, as you found hundreds in the nineties. A group of mercenaries planning something big but put in jeopardy because of one man. This time, it's not in a building - DIE HARD - nor a ship - UNDER SIEGE - nor a train - UNDER SIEGE 2 - or a plane - AIR FORCE ONE - even a submarine - ??? I don't remember which grade Z movie I was in this scheme, but in the desert, with John Travolta as the heavy. What I liked the most in this film, is not the gunfights, of course, with the characters ALWAYS with John Woo "forgetting" to reload their ammo magazine ( look for THE KILLER) but Travolta, in front of his locker and salute it. this scene takes place at the beginning of the film, before the audience finds out that Travolta's character has already in mind not to come back to his locker room. A kind of clue for the following story. A kind of tribute to Jean-Pierre Melville too. Lino Ventura in L'ARMEE DES OMBRES or Delon in LE SAMOURAÏ;

This is a pretty entertaining movie. Considering some of the movies both The Woo and Travolta have made it would have been easy for this to sail in to absurdity. Credit to them both they strike a pretty good balance here.

Slater and Mathis both deliver good performances acting as a bit of a straight-man to Travolta.

Its cartoonish yes but also good fun :)

What a sophomoric action-adventure story this turned out to be, one in which nobody can shoot straight, people aren't killed when they are supposed to be, the heroes get out of impossible situations all the time, etc., etc., all making this a movie with absolutely NO credibility.

Tack on a very irritating female heroine who turns from park ranger to Rambo overnight, and it really gets ludicrous.

However, there were a few bright moments. There are some great shots of the Grand Canyon and of Utah and the underground nuclear bomb explosion is spectacular with excellent sound. Then again, one can always except spectacular action shots from director John Woo. However, most of Woo's films are also dumb, like this one.

John Travolta was fine in a low-key role but the rest of the cast.....forget it. It's too stupid a movie to recommend.

Usually I'm the first person to label this sort of movie. Look at it. It's got the usual assortment of cliches and conventions. The John Woo directed action scenes stretch over the top. There's a mentally unstable talkative nemesis, a predictable betrayal and even one of those bombs that graces us with a digital readout. All prerequisites for movies of a certain quality and after saying all that - I'd usually be complaining about now.

Yet for one reason I can't. This movie really entertained me. It finds a way to come together in a really enjoyably manner and I'm happy with what I got. I can't bad mouth it. Nothing got in my way of everlasting enjoyment of seeing baddies die, bombs going off and the baritone guitar instrumental. It just all clicks from the get-go.

If your reading this you don't need me to recycle the plot summary. It's of a trivial nature. Good action, decent cast and a fun atmosphere go a long way with Travolta ultimately holding it all together. He plays his role to the hilt and delivers some fantastic lines. Him and Slater tango pretty well too. Travolta makes for a great bad guy and good action movies require great bad guys. Chances are anyone else in Broken Arrow and you'd be reading a completely different review. A guilty pleasure if there ever was one.

Stupid hackneyed movie, totally not worth your 105 minutes. The plot pops out of nowhere, "experienced" ex-Marines shooting away like stormtroopers, nuclear devices that can be turned ON and OFF by chubby little keypads and remote controls, which looks way too cute even for your sister's TV. Travolta overacts while the Slater keeps flashing his charming smile like this is some silent movie. Even Woo was aware this movie had nothing going for it, that is why he kept putting in the awesome soundtrack wherever he could. Hans Zimmer has done a great job on the track, it had me pausing the movie and rushing to try it out on my guitar. Manthis does a good job, but then again she was underwritten, also no explanations as to how a park ranger has such rad martial arts skills. And lets not even go the part where Slater lets her do the risky stuff and goes off to the authorities for help. Seriously, don't watch it.

"Broken Arrow" is a good action film about a Stealth pilot (John Travolta) who steals nuclear weapons one night during a practice mission. His goal is to sell the weapons back to the United States government by blackmailing them. Old partner Christian Slater is willing to stop Travolta at all costs with the help of ranger Samantha Mathis. Howie Long makes an impressive film debut as Travolta's evil henchman. The screenplay is smart enough to work and the direction is fast and furious. A film that is about as good as it can be. 4 stars out of 5.

"Broken Arrow" was my first John Woo movie, so you can imagine the impact of such an action virtuoso on a 15 year-old's mind and the soft spot I've had for this movie ever since. It created quite the thirst.

Getting down to it, the movie's memorable mostly because of John Travolta, who's clearly relishing the bad guy role here. It's a balls-to-the-wall performance (keeping with the tone of the movie) as he feasts on the scenery in almost every one of his minutes on screen. Seriously, the guy's working on a higher level than the rest of the cast, and walks away with the movie from the more earnest Slater.

Aside from the delectable Samantha Mathis, it's all slo-mo shootouts and explosions. Bottom line, good old-fashioned cheap thrills.

7/10

Big budgeted and energetic thriller with a lot of rousing set-pieces, breathtaking scenes and visuallly stunning conclusion. The picture displays suspense, tension, thriller and non-stop action for 108 minutes, adding a surprising ending train duel. Major Vic "Deak" Deakins (John Travolta) and Captain Riley Hale (Christian Slater) are pilots in the United States Air Force, stationed in the southwest United States. Then terrorists steal nuclear warheads from the U. S. military but don't count on a pilot and park ranger spoiling their plans. Pilot Riley with help from spunky park ranger (Samantha Mathis) , sets out to find and retrieve the warheads before the big bang. Prepare to Go Ballistic !

This high-powered, streamlined film contains nail-biting set pieces action well staged by John Woo with jumps and more leaps while they're shooting. Hong Kong action king Woo once again attempts his hand at the big-budget Hollywood action extravaganza, with mixed and uneven results. There are no rough edges in Woo's second Hollywood outing, working with more money than on his first (Hard Target), a better cast and a script by prestigious Graham Yost (Speed), the director has fashioned a comfortably ludricous entertainment with its ups and downs. You're never bored in a Woo film, he's the kind of stylist who does everything to the max. Mostly what he does is action and this script is tailor-made: a series of superb set-pieces in which a nuclear explosion is far from the climax. Packing triple storyline, whammy of cheesy dialogue, continuity problems, and unpredictabily undercuts, but doesn't obscure, his talent for choreographing mayhem. What follows is a balletic bloodbath typical of the director of¨A bullet in the head¨ and ¨Hard-boiled¨with men flying while leaping through the air, or turning somersaults to avoid bullets. Travolta plays the all-American-boy as creepily charming psychotic to great effect, in similar style to character he played in Face off. Travolta and Slater both get play the villain and hero in this sporadically ridiculous but consistingly thrilling film about two pilots confronting again and again until an overlong and incredible final duel. With two of Hollywood's most flamboyant actors playing each other, the film becomes a kind of elabotate self-parody and quasi-serious examination of the art of film acting. They're excessive maniacal, exaggerated villains, they're the best of the film, too. This is a nice picture with tight , mind-bogging twists and turns , alongside moving musical score by Hans Zimmer composed by an overwhelming synthesizer and colorful cinematography by Peter Levy. Well made high-tech hinkins and with plenty of impressive set pieces along with a flamboyant treatment and gorgeous images. Filmmaker John Woo brings his trademark ballets style to the action with a lot of plot twists. The motion picture was compellingly directed by John Woo , who originally did not want to do his trademark "Mexican Standoff" in this film , but John Travolta begged Woo to include the scene having been a great aficionado of Woo's films as Better tomorrow (1988) , The Killer (1989) , Bullet in head (1990) and Hard Boiled (1992). Woo's poetic-kinetic style has evolved, if not to the point of abstraction, then to delirium: he makes a virtue of incredulity. Starring duo: John Travolta, Christian Slater giving sympathetic but exaggerated interpretations, Travolta's overacting are silly but enjoyable. Travolta generally carries on with the air of a sociopath getting the most out of life. They are well accompanied by a notorious support cast with plenty of familiar faces, such as: Delroy Lindo, Bob Gunton, Frank Whaley, Howie Long, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Jack Thompson, Kurtwood Smith, Daniel Von Bergen, Carmen Argenziano, among others

John Woo direction is acceptable though with flaws, he moves well the camera with spectacular scenes, but doesn't match with his Hong Kong vehicles (Bullet in the head, The Killer, A better tomorrow I and II), John Woo followed with a successful American career (Hard Target, Broken arrow, Face off, Mission impossible II, Windtalkers). Rating: 5.5/10 . Pity it's quite so silly and embarrassing, but then action enthusiasts can't have everything. The flick will appeal to John Travolta and Christian Slater fans.

I enjoyed this film but it was a bit weak. I am unsure if it was intended to be another tongue in cheek project, of which John Travolta seems to be a master, or a serious attempt at portraying something that could actually take place. John Travolta's performance in this is probably as he was directed to be but I do not think it is one of his greatest performances....it is as though his face is stuck in the same smarmy position all the time. I like Christian Slater very much and he plays the part as directed, but it's not the greatest role for him. The story-line is predictable, a bit ploddy but could have been so much more thrilling. I think Samantha Mathis should have got a mention in the film precis, she does as good a job if not better, than Travolta! A good plot, poorly executed I feel. Worth a watch but not highly recommended.

"Broken Arrow," John Woo's second U.S. feature, is perhaps as exciting as an action movie could get, but somewhere in there, much like the nuclear warheads that are the pawns of much of the film's dialogue, things get lost along the way.

It could be stated that Woo is one of the most valuable directorial talents Hollywood has seen, since making his American debut on 1993's "Hard Target," which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme. Woo was already an established director in his native China, with several blazing action movies to his credits. But, go through any of Woo's movies (Chinese or American) with a fine-tooth comb, and you'll be hard-pressed to find anything that doesn't show S-K-I-L-L.

Fans and critics would argue that Woo's career has been wildly uneven in America, both camps being eager to make the claim that his American efforts are a mixed bag, and that 1997's "Face/Off" is probably the peak of his career here.

1996's "Broken Arrow" is one of the director's most controversial American efforts, with star John Travolta playing bad guy Vic Deakins and Christian Slater as Riley Hale, the good guy. The unlikely pair star as two Air Force pilots flying a stealth bomber over the Utah desert, hauling two nuclear warheads, and things get ugly when Deakins gets the idea to steal the nukes and then sell them to some anonymous terrorist organization that plans to blackmail the government.

Soon the government gets wind of the incident, as countless Washington bureaucratic stereotypes argue over how to keep the situation from the press. They eventually dub the incident a "broken arrow," which is the term that's used to describe what happens when a nuclear weapon is lost. (***NOTE*** According to IMDb, the term "broken arrow" actually refers to when a warhead is accidentally detonated; the real term for when a weapon is lost is called an "empty quiver." I guess the execs at Twentieth Century Fox thought that "broken arrow" had a lot more selling power to it.)

What ensues of course, are plenty of stylized action scenes as the two dueling participants try to one-up the other and try to anticipate the opponent's next move. Along for the ride is Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis), who bears witness to the action and teams with Hale to try to stop the mad Deakins.

From the get-go, the plot quickly begins to resemble "Die Hard" and "Under Siege," in that the characters quickly dive into the archetypes developed in those two action movie classics. But under the expert and skillful tutelage of director Woo, the action is given that extra kick that elevates the material above any average qualities.

The action scenes have those ultraviolent attributes that's become trademark of the director's films, complete with the duel-wielding gunplay, slow-motion actions shots, and the two men that are at constant war with one another, persistently trying to outdo the other man's actions.

I certainly enjoyed "Broken Arrow," despite its inconsistencies and (supposed) gaps in logic. A valiant effort, just like all of John Woo's action epics.

7/10

Based on a glowing review from a friend, I rented this movie and sat down tonight prepared to be entertained. Tomorrow, I will demand that he reimburse me for the three dollars I wasted. Folks, this movie S-U-C-K-S. There are more factual, continuity, and common sense errors in this movie than I could even begin to list. Character development is nonexistent and the action sequences are completely forgettable, it really feels like they were scripting it as they went along. I'm assuming Travolta took the role of Major "Vic" Deakins because he lost a bet to Woo. If they were still taping Mystery Science Theatre, I'm sure this movie would be high on the list of films to feature in the future. I rate this movie "poo" out of *****.

This is a typical plot of about a dozen movies today, and though this movie falls in that category , it's still pretty good. Probably the only movie I've seen with four helicopter explosions. John Travolta's character is a little too psychotic to be believable, but it's got a cool score.

I never liked John Woo and this film is the epitome of bad movie making. All of John Woo's films are bad and in the same way. They have ridiculously overdone battle scene's and the rest of the film seems like it is on auto drive until they get to the next action scene.

Christain Slater is a good actor but he is surrounded by incompetence and it simply brought him down with the rest of the film. The writing is awful and it has a tacked on and meaningless ending.

This movie was terrible and pointless from beginning to end. I still have no idea how John Woo is still making movies, but one things for sure, he shouldn't be.

Broken Arrow (1996) is one of my favorite John Woo best US action films alongside Hard Target which is my first John Woo favorite film, Broken Arrow is my third personal favorite John Woo action film that I love to death! Hard Target was his first American movie, this is his second American movie, which I think is incredible classic action thriller from the 90's I have ever saw.

It is going to be 20. years since this movie come out and i still love it today more than any other movie.I love John Travolta in this movie which I think he did one of his best acting performances of his life. He acted convincing as the main villain Deakins in this movie. Broken Arrow has a great score, great actors and different style of terrorists, who stole nuclear warheads, but didn't took over some plant or building or plane or train etc.. It is completely different action movie. Christian Slater was awesome as the main hero. I love this movie and it is never too long or boring unlike Face/Off. In my honest opinion the movie to me is compared to Die Hard and it is one of John Woo's best underrated action movies but that is just my opinion.

It is a die hard movie in a desert heat much a like as Stallone's Cliffhanger. But with very different story and it is a stand alone movie which I love that. John Woo never liked making sequels so A Better Tomorrow II (1987) was his last sequel he made, so I am glad this movie doesn't have any sequels, remakes or reboot. In my opinion the 80's had a lot of better action movies, but the 90's had a very cool action movies too. I still love Die Hard With A Vengeance to death and still love other action movies that were made in 90's. I love Broken Arrow to death! It is my favorite John Woo movie! This is a great film recently and it is a cool action movie. It's got action, excitement and interesting characters and Legendary music. I love this film. Christian Slater as the Good guy, the Hero was cool and John Travolta was an intriguing character and hilarious, damn what a rush.

The action in here is amazing. Fun action, good acting, quick pace, and entertaining. The final sequence on the train has some quality explosions and even has bad guys killed by helicopter blades. The best thing about this movie though is John Travolta who hams it up beautifully; he is having an absolute blast as Vic Deakins, former US Air Force pilot turned terrorist loon. He also has one of the most over the top and awesome bad guy deaths of all time. I have always enjoyed this movie, I never felt bored I love the action sequences on the train when Hale (Christian Slater) uses one of his martial arts to defeat Deakins (John Travolta) was spectacular he deactivate the nuclear device and kills Deakins it was outstanding. Hans Zimmer theme for Deakins ripped off movie Scream 2 for Dewey (David Arquette) theme.

Hans Zimmer provides one of his greatest scores to this movie with some nice twanging guitar from Duane Eddie. I love how any time Travolta is on screen he has this hilarious guitar theme tune which is cool, but hilarious funny at the same time. Broken Arrow has Woo's trademark slow motion and double gun-play galore. I believe there is the odd pigeon thrown in for good measure too. Not entirely sure Samantha Mathis was all that great as the female love interest, but it is cool to have a Pump up the Volume reunion (1990). Which I never watched that movie before I am glad they both of the actors (Christian Slater and Samantha Mathis) worked together once more again.

Broken Arrow has plenty of flaws but for sheer explosive entertainment you could do a lot worse. I love the movie and could watch it on repeat. The music is also totally epic. This movie get's is a perfect 10 by me. Last Year it was hardly for my supplier of Blu-ray's to get me this movie on Blu-ray I actually have this film in Blu-ray collection this one and Stallone's Cop Land was so hard to find. I have them both on Blu-ray discs.

Warning Will Robinson. Spoilers dead ahead!

Things you can learn from this film: 1) Nuclear bombs come with timing devices. 2) 6 minutes is all the time you'll need to escape a nuclear blast if you have a convenient underground river handy. 3) If you have a getaway helicopter on flatbed railway car and someone blows it up the train will be perfectly fine. It won't derail or anything. In fact you can have Christian Slater hiding directly under the thing and he'll be okay too! 4) If you steal a nuclear warhead the US government will mobilize one stupid helicopter to try and stop you. Not a battalion, not a platoon, just one helicopter and a guy with an assault rifle.

Action flicks must walk a fine line between spectacle and plausibility. If the script and the director pile up too many "oh-come-on" moments in a film they risk losing the audience. This flick has a pile of "oh-come-ons" the size of K2. On the other hand, even if the production staff has gone overboard on the nonsense a movie can still be salvaged by some engaging performances on the part of its stars. Broken Arrow fails in this department too. Christian Slater plays Christian Slater and John Travolta hams it up to the point of becoming "you want to punch him in his face" annoying. He chews the scenery so badly that he gives Jack Nicholson's Joker in Tim Burton's Batman a run for his money.

The film has the gloss and sheen that you would expect from well-budgeted Hollywood product but there is honestly nothing that goes on in it's 108 minute duration that is worth your time and effort. For Godsake, whatever you do, do not spend money on this piece of tripe. You'll just end up feeling foolish in the end.