Broken Arrow

Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: February 9, 1996

3.5	USER SCORE Generally unfavorable reviews based on 125 Ratings

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CameMay 27, 2019

Non stop action with great sequences which shows that John Woo is one of the best directors in the action genre. John Travolta puts on a funny, over the top and enjoyable performance that makes the film at times funny.

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JohnTravolta321Jul 26, 2016

Broken Arrow is not an original movie, it's an action movie that's made to thrill audiences, not to leave them deep in thought. It manages to rise to the head of the pack thanks to great acting, directing and an excellent score.

2 U.S.Broken Arrow is not an original movie, it's an action movie that's made to thrill audiences, not to leave them deep in thought. It manages to rise to the head of the pack thanks to great acting, directing and an excellent score.

2 U.S. army officers, Major Vic Deakins(John Travolta) and Captain Riley Hale(Christian Slater) are assigned to fly a jet plane carrying 2 live nukes to conduct a test. During the flight Deakins reveals his true intent, ejects the stunned Hale out of the plane, and releases the nukes before crashing it.

This comes to the alert of park ranger Terry Charmical(Samantha Mathis) who immediatly sets out to find what is going on. Once the nukes are dropped Col. Max Wilkins(Delroy Lindo) is faced with bringing down Deakins and right hand man turncoat soldier Arvid Kelly(Howie Long) with the help of pencil pusher Giles Prentice(Frank Whaley).

Travolta is great in an over the top but very entertaining role, and Slater does a good job as an action hero. Mathis is slightly miscast though, and should probably stick to her other hit films. Howie Long effectively plays Kelly with very little skill and no expierence, but his size helps give him on screen presence. Delroy Lindo is effective as the confident military officer, although Frank Whaley, despite being a good actor, is rather annoying in his role

All in all if your looking for a great way to spend almost two hours, then sit down and watch this movie. It's definately a movie worth watching several times over **** 1/2 out of *****… Expand

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MandalaFeb 6, 2015

Superb movie - great setting, creative action, tough ass characters, great music. This movie takes it all to the max - classified experimental stealth bomber, hijacking 2 warheads, bad guy so power tripping he's more into winning theSuperb movie - great setting, creative action, tough ass characters, great music. This movie takes it all to the max - classified experimental stealth bomber, hijacking 2 warheads, bad guy so power tripping he's more into winning the challenge than surviving the mission... and If you see it, it can be blown up - bomber, helis, hummers, mineshaft, train-car, train. This is a uniquely head-strong action movie, and it's awesome.… Expand

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ThwompthingNov 16, 2019

WOW, the people who rated it 0/10 are seriously sick. You have NOT seen a 0/10 movie until you've seen some trash like Scary Movie 5. Please rethink your lives. This action film was AMAZING and John Travolta delivers as the bad guy asWOW, the people who rated it 0/10 are seriously sick. You have NOT seen a 0/10 movie until you've seen some trash like Scary Movie 5. Please rethink your lives. This action film was AMAZING and John Travolta delivers as the bad guy as always. This, Con Air, and Faceoff are highly regarded as the best 3 action movies of the 90's. People are stupid today. Oh yea, the music by Hans Zimmer is also incredible and in case these idiots didn't know, Hans Zimmer is the most popular film musician still going.… Expand

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timoneNov 30, 2021

So if I didn't know, John Woo was the one who directed Broken Arrow before Face/Off and after Hard Target. This is a generic action film by all means but it's enjoyable by any means necessary. Aside from that, it does have one scene that isSo if I didn't know, John Woo was the one who directed Broken Arrow before Face/Off and after Hard Target. This is a generic action film by all means but it's enjoyable by any means necessary. Aside from that, it does have one scene that is just as awesome as the action scenes. I literally remember some parts of the film and the nuclear weapon explodes. Watch this! That is awesome! Aside from that, nothing really out about Broken Arrow. It's an enjoyable film for some viewers but they'd just manage it to be decent. Broken Arrow is not as good as I thought but it's decent. However, I still think his film, Face/Off is fantastic.… Expand

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Popcorn55Jan 6, 2018

This is just a tall, tall tale about two friends, two nuclear warheads, a plane, a train, and a whole lot of chasing, fighting, and shooting. It doesn't take itself seriously, and neither should anybody else. If you accept it on thoseThis is just a tall, tall tale about two friends, two nuclear warheads, a plane, a train, and a whole lot of chasing, fighting, and shooting. It doesn't take itself seriously, and neither should anybody else. If you accept it on those terms, as pure entertainment, which is all it intends to be, it's delightful! This timeless tale of loose nukes, smirking heroes, and cheerful villains on the rampage could be told around a campfire by an old guy strumming a guitar, for a friendly audience who don't mind at all if it's a bit over-the-top. We, the popcorn people, are that audience, and this movie is that campfire legend -- the legend of crazy Deke and the B83 nukes. (And there actually is one hell of a guitarist on the soundtrack - the legendary Duane Eddy, who provides the perfect tall-tale gravitas at just the right places.)

*** SEQUEL!!! ***

Seriously, I want to see a sequel to this film! Yeah!!… Expand

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faroegalMay 17, 2023

This was a great movie, Samantha Mathis had a fist fight, a shootout in a mine, washed along a underground river, jumped onto a train and killed a seal with a hammer & when she confronted Travolta, her lipstick was still fire
That is a movie,This was a great movie, Samantha Mathis had a fist fight, a shootout in a mine, washed along a underground river, jumped onto a train and killed a seal with a hammer & when she confronted Travolta, her lipstick was still fire
That is a movie, BTW Howie Long cant act… Expand

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