Broken Arrow
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 9, 1996 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
61
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
8
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Rolling StonePeter Travers
Broken Arrow delivers the hippest action fun around. Travolta's "Dr. Strangelove" exit will blow you away. Ditto the movie. Read full review
88
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
There are lapses in character motivation, and at times the film takes on a cartoony feeling. But if you worry about those things, you shouldn't be watching action movies. For its genre, Broken Arrow is a class act. Read full review
88
San Francisco ExaminerBarry Walters
Broken Arrow isn't the ultimate fusion of Hong Kong surrealism and Hollywood realism, but it points the way to nerve-shattering possibilities. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
Woo has turned out a slick piece of business, filled with explosions and assorted acts of violence brought off with considerable movie-making skill. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleJoey O'Bryan
A lively action picture with a spirited sense of humor, Broken Arrow is a great deal of fun, even if it isn't exactly a return to form for its celebrated director, former Hong Kong action auteur John Woo. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Broken Arrow is "Speed" gone nuclear. Yet, despite all the explosions, violence, special effects, and other choreographed excesses, this film doesn't have quite the same impact. It's fun, to be sure, and the wild ride doesn't let up for a moment, but the level of tension isn't quite as high. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
Broken Arrow is much better than the average big-time action movie because Woo has blazing style and a unique, even eccentric viewpoint. [9 Feb 1996, p.C]
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
The vestiges of Woo's achingly romantic style play badly in this can-do context, while the mayhem is never more -- and occasionally less -- than competent. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJanet Maslin
Mr. Woo orchestrates his giddy, daring stunts on a newly spectacular level. There's plenty of physical audacity on screen. Read full review
70
Chicago ReaderJonathan Rosenbaum
John Woo directed this giddy, mindless jaunt with polish but only a modicum of personal investment from a script by Graham Yost. Read full review
70
TimeRichard Corliss
The audience gets as pulverizing a workout as the stars do. Or rather, the stars' stunt doubles, who deserve Oscars for best supporting masochism. Read full review
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