Broken Arrow (1996)
- thereviewers
- Apr 12, 2015
- 2 min read
Broken Arrow soars into being when a B-3 Stealth Bomber crashes in the Utah Desert during a test run. The military must move quickly to retrieve the Nuclear Warheads, which were aboard, as Major Vic "Deak" Deakins (John Travolta) one of the pilots tasked with flying the bomber attempts to use the Nukes to extort 250 million from the US Government.
Overall Review Score
7.5 out of 10
Review
Broken Arrow is a unique film set around the pretext of Nuclear Warheads falling into the hands of a crazed psychopath, who happens to work for the US Military, who is prepared to use them unless the government pays him 250 million dollars. The film is well directed by John Woo, who ensures the films contains a signature John Woo movie roll. Christian Slater and John Travolta complement each other beautifully to create a classical and explosive film that both relaxes and enthrals the audience. While the film does suffer, in parts, from problems only eagle-eyed audiences will spot them. Overall, Broken Arrow is a decent film that audiences will have no problems watching.
Reviewer 1's score & comments:
Score: 7 out of 10
Comments:
While this film had some continuity errors, such as, the timing of the Nuke during the mine scene. Director John Woo should be proud of what he created. With a truly magnificent story, superb acting by both John Travolta and Christian Slater and an explosive ending Broken Arrow can be enjoyed time and time again.
Reviewer 2's score & comments:
Score: 8 out of 10
Comments:
Broken Arrow is a semi-decent film. It suffers from some continuity and plot errors throughout but for the most part it is an action-thriller designed to relax the audience. John Travolta plays a magnificent machiavellian villain, while Christian Slater plays a fresh faced military pilot whom you want to see succeed. Overall, it is a reasonable film; although if John Woo (Director) pushed the boundaries a tiny bit further this film would have scored higher.
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