The A-Team

Critic's Rating: 3.5
Cast: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel
Direction: Joe Carnahan
Genre: Action
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes


Movie Review: A-Team is an unbridled adrenalin rush all the way. You don't get the time to sit back and think of story and all that stuff in the thud and the rumble of the action set pieces that explode in your face.

Leading the lean-mean team is Liam Neeson who is determined to prove his innocence, after being convicted of stealing some engraving plates, which have caused a flush of counterfeit US dollars to flood the battle-scarred country. Like the quintessential leader of the wolf pack, Neeson harnesses the forces of the foursome, which essentially means the following: giant Jackson must crash through gun battles at crucial junctures on vrooming Harleys, Sharlto Copley must fly planes at breakneck speed, causing acute air sickness to anyone who can dare to keep his eyes open and playboy Cooper must dazzle with his with, charm and sharp shooting abilities, when he's not taking his shirt off, flinging tanks down the sky, or flirting with his ex, the delightful alpha girl, Jessica Biel.

Based on the popular TV series of the 1980s, The A-Team is strictly for action buffs who love to OD on high-decibel AXN cuts. The action is superbly crafted, leaving no room for anything else. Of course, the foursome do add a lot of charm and charisma to the lead characters, specially Cooper who gets more and more irresistible after Hangover.