Broken Arrow
Due esperti piloti dell'aeronautica, Vic e Riley, devono collaudare uno Stealth con due testate nucleari. Vic ruba le testate atomiche per ricattare il governo e Riley dovrà recuperarle.
Richardha recensito
6 dicembre 2025•
I first saw this one on TV back in the day and it’s exactly the kind of ’90s action flick that defined the era.
John Woo brings his trademark slowmo shootouts and explosions, while John Travolta and Christian Slater chew through canyon country with nuclear warheads in tow.
Travolta is in full villain mode, smirking, strutting and delivering one‑liners with gleeful menace, while Slater plays the straight laced hero who always seems to have a quip ready.
Samantha Mathis adds heart as the park ranger caught in the chaos and Hans Zimmer’s score gives the film its iconic pulse.
Watching it on TV meant commercials cutting into the action, but somehow that only added to the nostalgia, the kind of movie you’d stumble across on a Saturday night and stick with until the end.
The plot is pure pulp: stolen nukes, desert chases, helicopters, trains and enough explosions to keep Woo’s reputation intact.
It doesn’t try to be clever, it just delivers big sequences tied together with campy charm.
A quintessential ’90s action ride. On TV it was daft fun, but Travolta’s villainy and Zimmer’s music made it unforgettable. A cult favorite that knows exactly what kind of movie it is.
Richardha recensito
6 dicembre 2025•
I first saw this one on TV back in the day and it’s exactly the kind of ’90s action flick that defined the era.
John Woo brings his trademark slowmo shootouts and explosions, while John Travolta and Christian Slater chew through canyon country with nuclear warheads in tow.
Travolta is in full villain mode, smirking, strutting and delivering one‑liners with gleeful menace, while Slater plays the straight laced hero who always seems to have a quip ready.
Samantha Mathis adds heart as the park ranger caught in the chaos and Hans Zimmer’s score gives the film its iconic pulse.
Watching it on TV meant commercials cutting into the action, but somehow that only added to the nostalgia, the kind of movie you’d stumble across on a Saturday night and stick with until the end.
The plot is pure pulp: stolen nukes, desert chases, helicopters, trains and enough explosions to keep Woo’s reputation intact.
It doesn’t try to be clever, it just delivers big sequences tied together with campy charm.
A quintessential ’90s action ride. On TV it was daft fun, but Travolta’s villainy and Zimmer’s music made it unforgettable. A cult favorite that knows exactly what kind of movie it is.
