Movie Review: The A-Team
Don’t you just love remakes? With so many remakes running around I suppose it was just a matter of time before The A-Team got remade. Based of the TV series which ran from 1983- 1987 a lot of us might not have had a chance to watch it or remember it very well because we were too young. So if you did remember the series well. Dude! You are so old. The good thing about not really remembering this series is that I went to watch as an average movie goer with no expectations a fan might have. Which is a nice change.
The film stars Liam Neeson as Colonel John “Hannibal” Smith, Bradley Cooper as Templeton “Faceman” Peck, Quinton Jackson as B.A. Baracus and Sharlto Copley as H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock. Jessica Biel plays DCIS Captain Charissa Sosa and the movie is directed by Joe Carnahan.
Now the A-Team stands for Alpha Team and just like the TV series, are sent on a super top secret mission. Upon their arrival to base however they find their commanding officer who gave them the orders has been murdered, and therefore they have no proof that they were acting under orders. They are then shipped to a maximum security prison but of course, they get out. Which makes me worry about maximum security facilities in general. The A-Team now go looking for the people that set them up. The storyline has been changed from Vietnam to Iraq but its generally the same.
Liam Neeson has pretty much played every conceivable character there is to acted as by adding Hannibal to this already long list of roles. Jedi Knight, Greek God, King of the Beasts you name it Mr Neeson has done it. So this role would hardly be a challenge for him. Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?
Bradley Cooper is well casted for the womanizer Faceman. A lot of us will recall him from The Hangover and if the girls I hang out with are any gauge of what girls in general feel about him he is he is eye candy as well apparently.
Copley as Howling Mad Murdock is probably going to be movie goer’s most favorite character. The crazy pilot from hell who gave Baracus his fear of flying? Whats not to love? What I found out is that Copley is actually a South African producer, actor, and director who produced and directed several short movies for the Cannes Film Festival. Didn’t see that coming I must say.
I’m actually the most impressed with Quinton Jackson who plays Bad Attitude Baracus. Now filling the shoes of Mr-T will be a big task indeed. For those who do not know Quinton is also known as Rampage Jackson, and is an American mixed martial artist. He starred in numerous reality TV shows including The Ultimate Fighter 7 and is a trained UFC fighter. After watching the movie thats pretty scary stuff. You don’t ever want to get into a fight with 6 foot 1, 93 KG guy that looks like that. What impresses me however is the fact that this guy isn’t actually an actor per say like the other three but he plays his role very well.
Overall it was a generally watchable movie with a nice blend of humor and action. Probably not the most original storyline but it has decent jokes and a lot of explosions. So don’t expect too much and I’m pretty sure you’ll enjoy this movie.
“I ain’t gettin on no plane!” Sorry couldn’t help myself.
My Movie Review rating 3/5
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