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Broken Arrow

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Air Force pilots Vic Deakins (John Travolta) and Riley Hale (Christian Slater) are sent on an overnight top-secret mission with two nuclear weapons aboard their aircraft. But, after they are in the air, Deakins changes the plan. He attempts to kill Hale and then steals the weapons with the intent of selling them to terrorists. However, Hale survives the crash and meets up with park ranger Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis). Together, Hale and Terry attempt to thwart Deakins' plan.
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John Woo adds pyrotechnic glaze to John Travolta's hammy performance, but fans may find Broken Arrow to be a dispiritingly disposable English-language entry for the action auteur.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum Chicago Reader Broken Arrow is beautifully crafted, mindless entertainment–nothing more, but also nothing less. Jun 7, 2022 Full Review Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly Rated: C Sep 7, 2011 Full Review Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle Rated: 3/4 Jun 18, 2002 Full Review Robin Holabird KUNR (Reno, NV) The movie Broken Arrow remains rentable, while the region's monolithic cliffs still overwhelm the senses. Jul 23, 2021 Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins Despite a lot of mayhem taking place on screen, the only memorable component of this ramshackle actioner is Hans Zimmer's score. Rated: 2/10 Sep 11, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews An inane thriller for those with a penchant for films that nuke themselves on purpose. Rated: C Aug 8, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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Melandre A Someone should have told the actors who were shot how you should act when getting shot. I personally have never been shot but I know it doesn't look like that and can John Travolta please open his mouth when he speaks. Why is he constantly clenching his teeth? The plot is also too thin to warrant all this crappy action. Also the fight scenes look so bad. I can see them remembering the steps they had to learn, it just looks so unnatural. And why is there a intense zoom in every few seconds? It's unnecessary and they don't cover up how bad this movie is. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/03/24 Full Review Brad CKA L https://youtu.be/bBiubYYy6i0?si=WC2xcdsRcbtbATtr Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/25/24 Full Review Joe M One of the best action movies, awesome sound track, a cool movie for escapism. Good actors Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/19/24 Full Review Gerald H 80ies-Scheissdreck in the 90ies. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 06/05/24 Full Review James T Great soundtrack! Over the top action. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/10/24 Full Review Aaron G If you need something to put on to kill a couple hours, this is the movie for you. Plot feels like it was written by an Elementary student. Plenty of plot jumps and cheesy one liners. I was expecting more from John Travolta & Christian Slater. I was pleasantly surprised to hear the wilhelm scream during a concluding fight scene. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 12/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Air Force pilots Vic Deakins (John Travolta) and Riley Hale (Christian Slater) are sent on an overnight top-secret mission with two nuclear weapons aboard their aircraft. But, after they are in the air, Deakins changes the plan. He attempts to kill Hale and then steals the weapons with the intent of selling them to terrorists. However, Hale survives the crash and meets up with park ranger Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis). Together, Hale and Terry attempt to thwart Deakins' plan.
Director
John Woo
Producer
Mark Gordon, Bill Badalato, Terence Chang
Screenwriter
Graham Yost
Distributor
Fox, 20th Century Fox
Production Co
Mark Gordon Productions, 20th Century Fox, WCG Entertainment Productions
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 9, 1996, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$70.6M
Runtime
1h 48m
Sound Mix
Surround
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