The
A-Team
packs
in
all
the
big
ticket
cinema
fun,
a
title
with
name
recognition,
a
lot
of
action,
stunts
and
explosions,
plus
a
far-fetched
plot
that
features
preposterous
and
outrageous
situations
yet
succeeds
in
entertaining
you
to
your
money"s
worth.
It
is
based
on
the
wildly
popular
TV
series
that
aired
during
the
middle
stretch
of
the
1980s
on
American
Television.
The
film
begins
with
a
prologue
that
depicts
the
initial
chance
meeting
of
four
Army
Rangers
and
Iraq
War
vets
–
the
cigar
chomping
Col.
Hannibal
Smith
(Liam
Neeson),
ladies'
man
Lt.
'Faceman'
Peck
(Bradley
Cooper),
mohawked
B.A.
Baracus
(Quinton
'Rampage'
Jackson),
and
idiot
savant
pilot
Capt.
H.M.
Murdock
(Sharlto
Copley).
It
then
jumps
to
to
"8
years
ahead,…80
successful
missions
later." When
the
men
are
framed
for
the
theft
of
some
valuable
printing
plates
in
Iraq,
they
are
dishonorably
discharged
and
sentenced
to
ten
years
of
hard
time.
With
the
help
of
CIA
agent
Lynch
(Patrick
Wilson),
Hannibal
finds
a
way
to
bust
himself
and
the
rest
of
his
men
out
as
they
go
on
the
run
and
desperately
attempt
to
clear
their
names
by
locating
the
baddie
who
set
them
up,
Pike
(Brian
Bloom).
Charissa
Sosa
(Jessica
Biel),
military
officer
who
also
happens
to
be
Face"s
former
girlfriend
and
still
remains
attracted
to
him
is
on
the
job
to
track
him
down
and
apprehend
him.
The
screenplay
co-written
by
Brian
Bloom,
Skip
Woods
and
director
Joe
Carnahan
chucks
logic
and
reason
out
the
window
in
favor
of
mindless
and
thrilling
action
sequences.
One
of
the
most
exhilarating
action
scenes
here
takes
place
in
the
air
as
Murdock
pilots
the
team
in
a
fighter
jet
as
another
fighter
jet
chases
and
fires
at
them.
At
times,
the
dialogue
is
quite
snappy,
for
instance,
in
the
way
that
Hannibal
lets
the
soldiers
on
a
grounded
military
aircraft
that
they"re
about
to
steal
the
aircraft
or
when
Hannibal
quotes
Gandhi.
The
terrific
cast
certainly
helps
to
keep
you
entertained
and
hungry
to
watch
the
team
devise
more
clever
and
fun
plans
in
further
missions
once
this
one
comes
to
an
end.
At
a
running
time
of
just
under
2
hours,
The
A-Team
is
a
mindlessly
entertaining
blockbuster
brimming
with
thrilling
action
sequences
and
delightfully
zany
characters
that
never
take
themselves
too
seriously.
All
in
all
a
paisa
vasool
entertainer
that
deserves
a
big
screen
experience.
Rating:
3
out
of
5*
Starring:
Liam
Neeson,
Bradley
Cooper,
Sharlto
Copley,
Quinton
"Rampage"
Jackson
and
Jessica
Biel