
"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.... (Full plot summary below)
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"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.
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| Rolling StonePeter TraversBroken Arrow delivers the hippest action fun around. Travolta's "Dr. Strangelove" exit will blow you away. Ditto the movie. |
| San Francisco ExaminerBarry WaltersBroken Arrow isn't the ultimate fusion of Hong Kong surrealism and Hollywood realism, but it points the way to nerve-shattering possibilities. |
| San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleThere 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. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonThe 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. |
| Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranWoo has turned out a slick piece of business, filled with explosions and assorted acts of violence brought off with considerable movie-making skill. |
| Austin ChronicleJoey O'BryanA 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. |
| ReelViewsJames BerardinelliBroken 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. |
| eFilmCritic.comRob GonsalvesAn intricate, rather beautiful dance of momentum and force. |
| TheMovieReport.comMichael DequinaA perfectly entertaining, exciting, and competently made action thriller, [but] it can't help but be somewhat of a letdown. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumJohn Woo directed this giddy, mindless jaunt with polish but only a modicum of personal investment from a script by Graham Yost. |