![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And the TravoltaĬharacter does has a real motive and backstory, however wafer-thin it may be. I wouldn't call 'Broken Arrow' a character study, but at least an attempt has been made to entertain us as much with wittyīanter and complex inter-relationships. He's always been known more as a purveyor of beautiful carnage than a storyteller, and this one feels like a self-conscious effort to challenge that perception. ![]() 'Broken Arrow' was directed by John Woo, and to be fair, it was a much-needed change of pace for the action-meister. Instead, all we get is a talky by-the-numbers good buy/bad guy threat-fest with some goo-goo eyes with the chick thrown in for good measure. Unlike Travolta's 'Face/Off,' where he switched bodies with Nicolas Cage, and we at least had the thrill of watching two slumming actors ape each others' goofy mannerisms and facial tics, there is no such unique byplay between Travolta and Slater here. Oh, and there's a chick thrown in (of course). I'm honestly surprised it was greenlit, because it's really just a couple of guys walking around in the desert for two hours, plus explosions. As Hale and Terry uncover the true machinations behind Deakins' plot, the clock perilously counts down to doomsday. Stranded in the middle of Utah, Hale will eventually stumble upon the world's most unlikely park ranger Terry Carmichael (Samantha Mathis), and convince her that the end of the world is a certainty if they don't work together to stop Deakins. Unfortunately for Deakins, said co-pilot, Captain Riley Hale (Christian Slater) doesn't just die hard, he dies hard with a vengeance. Vic Deakins (John Travolta) - his idea of fun is to test pilot an experimental stealth bomber equipped with nuclear weapons, crash-land it midway through the flight, eject his co-pilot, then sell the scattered cargo to foreign terrorists. ![]()
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