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Samantha Mathis ruined it.


Slaters acting, was so-so for an action flick. Travolta was alright, but then Mathis, pulled off probably the worst acting i've ever seen. Her acting pretty much killed the movie completely, due to the unnessisary plot between her and slater.

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The whole plot is silly and the actors most likely knew it and didn't care.

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I don't know, I think she's all right. She's got goofy features, but I've always found her kind of cute. As far as her acting - well, same thing, she's all right. I think suggesting that her acting killed "Broken Arrow" is a bit harsh.

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Mathis was miscast. She’s too chunky to be paired up with tiny Christian Slater, makes her look butch, plus she has a ‘goofy’ look as another poster pointed out.

She’s a sorta likeable presence but her acting doesn’t really convince. That scene where Travolta is getting her to punch the code into the nuke in a weird sexual manner was odd - it looked like she was having a semi-orgasm?

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