if you want an action film in which the hero have a personality and and the bad guy have an even good personality and take a look at broken arrow . john woo choreograph action be not as dramatic a the matrix clone film that be so common today . he be great at create interest relationship between hero and villain and and this film be a good example . john travolta be terrific . christian slater break typecast by play a nice and sane soldier do his duty . the love interest isn not an idiotic supermodel play a nuclear scientist or something and but a park ranger and also do her duty . she be cute and earthy and and actually believable . if you want a film that will repeat every aspect of every other military adventure film you have ever see and you will be disappoint . if dialog bore you and skip this film . if you like action movie film entirely in parking garage and spooky ally and then you will not appreciate the setting in this film in america majestic west .