Broken Arrow is your typical John Woo movie because it does deliver the thrills. As John Woo's first big budget film, he does a decent job. While the story may not be consistent and the film seems to be a little overlong, there is plenty of action and explosions to keep action junkies happy. Given the fact that there are two big stars to carry the film, it's not a bad film at all.
John Woo's film is about two bombers named Hal and Deakins who are stealth bombers and are assigned to an exercise that features live nuclear weapons. But the weapons are eventually stolen by a surprising turn of events and that may cause some serious trouble if weapons are not found.
Christian Slater and John Travolta are the two main stars of the film and they do a solid job. I sometimes find it hard to see Travolta as a baddie and he does well overall. But, I can't help mention that there is this cheesy scene when we first discover he is indeed the bad guy. Slater does really good and he is the guy we love to root for.
Overall, this is a good movie that certainly doesn't back down on the action. In fact, the final forty minutes of the film is just action. But being a Woo film, the action is wonderfully staged and often engaging. A weak-ish story does not really hinder this film all too much. I rate this film 8/10.
John Woo's film is about two bombers named Hal and Deakins who are stealth bombers and are assigned to an exercise that features live nuclear weapons. But the weapons are eventually stolen by a surprising turn of events and that may cause some serious trouble if weapons are not found.
Christian Slater and John Travolta are the two main stars of the film and they do a solid job. I sometimes find it hard to see Travolta as a baddie and he does well overall. But, I can't help mention that there is this cheesy scene when we first discover he is indeed the bad guy. Slater does really good and he is the guy we love to root for.
Overall, this is a good movie that certainly doesn't back down on the action. In fact, the final forty minutes of the film is just action. But being a Woo film, the action is wonderfully staged and often engaging. A weak-ish story does not really hinder this film all too much. I rate this film 8/10.