Woo, who was famous for his intense and choreographed action scenes, arrived in America and revolutionised slow-motion action sequences. Even so, Broken Arrow is an entertaining watch for all the wrong reasons and has truly failed to stand the test of time, though I have no doubt a lot of people would consider it a guilty pleasure. Whilst the movie wasn’t exactly a failure in terms of its reception or profit, it didn’t do Woo’s reputation any favours and became just another of the explosive gun-fests that the 1990s seemed to cook up on an almost constant basis. Broken Arrow never quite reached those expectations and, unfortunately for Woo, became another disappointing entry into the filmmaker’s filmography. Determined to do better and with two strong leading actors in Slater and Travolta, there was a lot of expectation and belief that Woo would be able to give America a taste of his talent. Woo was keen to prove himself after his disappointing American debut Hard Target (1993) which didn’t quite live up to the heights he had previously achieved in China with the explosive Hard boiled (1992). The movie marks the second in John Woo’s American films after emerging out of China as a highly rated and well established Director. After being ejected from the craft, Hale wakes up in the middle of the desert confronted by a park ranger (Mathis) who, after an initial struggle, accompanies Hale in attempt to stop Deakins, whose mental instability could lead him to doing something drastic with his newly acquired nuclear arsenal. Halfway through the flight however, Major Deakins turns on Hale and releases the unarmed nuclear weapons, ready to be retrieved by Deakins’ team of terrorists. The only one who can stop him from detonating them is his co-pilot, accompanied by a park ranger.īroken Arrow is a film about two competing Air Force pilots, Major Deakins (Travolta) and Captain Hale (Slater) on a top-secret flight of a B-3 stealth bomber over the Utah Desert. Plot: An Air Force major turned terrorist steals two nuclear weapons from his downed craft.

Starring: John Travolta, Christian Slater, Samantha Mathis, Bob Gunton

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