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Title: Broken Arrow (1996)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| John Travolta | ... | Vic Deakins | |
| Christian Slater | ... | Riley Hale | |
| Samantha Mathis | ... | Terry Carmichael | |
| Delroy Lindo | ... | Colonel Max Wilkins | |
| Bob Gunton | ... | Pritchett | |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Giles Prentice | |
| Howie Long | ... | Kelly | |
| Vondie Curtis-Hall | ... | Lt. Colonel Sam Rhodes | |
| Jack Thompson | ... | Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff | |
| Vyto Ruginis | ... | Johnson | |
| Ousaun Elam | ... | Lt. Thomas | |
| Shaun Toub | ... | Max | |
| Casey Biggs | ... | Novacek | |
| Jeffrey Stephan | ... | Shepherd (as Jeffrey J. Stephen) | |
| Joey Box | ... | Frakes | |
"Broken Arrow" is the term used to describe a nuclear device that has been lost. In this movie, two nuclear missiles are stolen by rogue US pilot Deakins, but hot on his trail is his co-pilot Hale and a Park Ranger, Terry. The action takes place in Utah's canyon country; a high stakes game of cat and mouse. Written by Rob Hartill
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Usually I'm the first person to label this sort of movie. Look at it, you'd think it was bad. It's got the usual assortment of action movie clichés and conventions. The John Woo directed action scenes stretch over the top at times, there's the mentally unstable talkative nemesis and yes even one of those bombs that graces us with a digital readout. All prerequisites for movies of this type and saying all that I'd usually be complaining by now. Yet for one reason I can't. This movie entertained me. It finds a way to come together in a really enjoyably manner and I'm happy with what I got. I can't bad mouth it.
Nothing got in my way of everlasting enjoyment of seeing people die, bombs going off and the baritone guitar instrumental. It just all clicks from the get-go. If your reading this you don't need me to recycle the plot summary. It's of a trivial nature. Good action, decent cast and a fun atmosphere go a long way with Travolta ultimately holding it all together. He plays his role over-the-top and delivers some fantastic lines. It doesn't hurt that him and Slater tango well neither. If Travolta attempted this movie now instead of when he did - it wouldn't work. He's done too many goody-goody roles to come back down to this. Laws of nature will not allow him to make another good movie where he plays a bad guy. Chances are anyone else than Travolta in Broken Arrow and you'd be reading a completely different review right now too. A guilty pleasure if there ever was one.