Review of Broken Arrow (1996) by Cinderella D — 20 May 2008

This is a great John Woo film. John Travolta doesn't do his typical Gaga bad guy in this and Christian Slater is just good enough to pull off the reluctant hero.

This review of Broken Arrow (1996) was written by Cinderella D on 20 May 2008.

Broken Arrow has generally received mixed reviews.

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