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21 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Rolling StonePeter TraversRolling StonePeter TraversBroken Arrow delivers the hippest action fun around. Travolta's "Dr. Strangelove" exit will blow you away. Ditto the movie.
- 88San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleSan 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.
- 88San Francisco ExaminerSan Francisco ExaminerBroken Arrow isn't the ultimate fusion of Hong Kong surrealism and Hollywood realism, but it points the way to nerve-shattering possibilities.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKenneth TuranLos 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.
- A 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.
- 75ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames 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.
- 75Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonChicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonBroken Arrow is much better than the average big-time action movie because Woo has blazing style and a unique, even eccentric viewpoint. [9 Feb 1996, p.C]
- 70The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinMr. Woo orchestrates his giddy, daring stunts on a newly spectacular level. There's plenty of physical audacity on screen.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertOne fundamental problem with the movie is that John Travolta is seriously miscast as a nuclear terrorist. Say what you will about the guy, he doesn't come across as a heavy.
- 0Washington PostWashington PostArrow is about as abysmal as abysmal gets.