Review of Broken Arrow (1996) by Sarah H — 22 Jun 2009

Horribly corny. You win this one... My god.

This review of Broken Arrow (1996) was written by Sarah H on 22 Jun 2009.

Broken Arrow has generally received mixed reviews.

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