JohnnyLee1 Phew! It was exhausting just getting through the opening titles. Poor Liam, did he know what he was signing up for?

jyinger-08409 When I rate a movie, it isn't based on politics or target audience or box office, etc. It is based on how great the movie is to watch over and over and over. It does have a few stale moments, but the chemistry between the cast is spectacular. This is through and through an action comedy.

2karl- 1hr57mins 7/10 fugitives printing an escape route from a set up to executing a side plan of action wanted for crimes they didn't commit they survive as soldiers of fortune looking to be hired as there is none of the original cast in this movie they have hired a a group of actors that are good they are with the a team this film is based on TV series about A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who like sorting problems out with like when the improvise and designing an action plan to defeat an enemy by any means necessary so as we see - A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed. For a general in a base give them a job of retrieving printing plates but as they try to recover them they are double crossed by there own team not suspecting they would be blamed Hannibal Smith is visited by a CIA spook who tells him he knows where the man who took the plates is and wants him and his men to recover it. So he helps him escape and he breaks out the others and they go after the plates. But after doing it, they discover that the spook might not be OK. And a military intelligence officer who was involved with one of them is pursuing them but as they escape rob a plane with a tank and as escape they use a tank to defend them selves with a great action set piece with a flying tank hows my driving is particularly on the back of the tank which is hilarious moment Neeson's every other line contains the word "plan"), and this not only nails the four characters(who all get an unforgettable introduction each, and several individual heroic moments), it doesn't merely imitate, but builds and slightly reinterprets to update them. They are played rather well; Liam looks like he was born with that cigar in his mouth, Bradley genuinely is charming and suave, Sharlto(from District 9; he reverts to his dialect here and there) comes across as a lunatic without that making us dislike him, and Jackson... well, he looks cool, he's not asked to do anything he can't handle, and he's certainly got more charisma than any other wrestlers on the silver screen The plans are *brilliant* and seeing them gather materials for them is a blast. This keeps to an immensely fast pace, without overwhelming us, and it fits in plenty of well-thought out plot(that doesn't confuse, in spite of twists and such, that hold up). The script is by the guy who did Wolverine, Swordfish and Hit-man and a rookie; however, maybe because of help from the director(who I've only seen one other thing by, his outstanding The Hire short), they turn in something magnificent. FX are plentiful(occasionally overshadowing the people... be careful, Carnahan), and excellent with a few brief poor bits. The editing is tight, cinematography stylish. While it's black and white, switch-off-your-brain-at-the-door so as they a team are being hunted by Patrick Wilson character lynch they have a plan to get the FBI to show who the real guy is by using box trick quiet litterly a genius move to fox him a genuine entertainment all round there is no plan b

bowmanblue The big screen adaptation of the eighties TV show 'The A-team' feels like it's been in production ever since the series started. Every big name actor in the business seems to have been linked to one of the four central parts at some stage. So, when the casting was finally settled, it was never destined to please everyone. However, I think they did a pretty good job.You don't need to know much about the TV series to watch the film. It's all explained as if it's new. A group of elite U.S. soldiers are framed for a crime they did not commit and are forced to go on the run in order to prove their innocence. All four cast members do pretty good jobs at keeping all character traits in line with their small screen counterparts, while, at the same time, putting enough in it of themselves. However, it's actually the 'least used' of the four, Sharlto Copley as 'Howling Mad' Murdoch who steals every scene.If you're seriously considering watching The A-team then you need to be okay with action that's slightly more 'tongue-in-cheek.' The 'Bourne' films and Daniel Craig's stint as Bond have got people used to 'serious' action again. The A-team is keeping with possibly the eighties/early nineties where the action scenes were pretty over the top and unbelievable, but, if you're okay with that, you should just enjoy the daftness and break open the popcorn.Unlike the TV show 'Face' gets a 'love interest' in the form of Jessica Biel. This is the main area of the film that seems a little forced, but, with any major theatrical release, they seem to feel the need for some sort of relationship to be put forward.Don't expect a great intellectual thriller with plenty of twists and turns. Just settle down and put your brain on hold. You won't need it for the A-team. And, if you've never seen someone 'fly' a tank, you will have after you've watched this (it made me laugh).