Review of Broken Arrow (1996) by Miranda O — 13 Nov 2009

Good film. John Travolta is awesomely evil.

This review of Broken Arrow (1996) was written by Miranda O on 13 Nov 2009.

Broken Arrow has generally received mixed reviews.

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