Variety
Best enjoyed (a la the "Mission: Impossible" franchise) by simply admiring the explosions and silliness without dwelling too much on the skeletal plot.
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The A-Team
Big screen version of the classic '80s, fool-pitying, TV show. The Hangover's Bradley Cooper will play Lt. Templeton 'Faceman' Peck, Liam Neeson is Col. John 'Hannibal' Smith, District 9's Sharlto Copley is Capt. 'Howling Mad' Murdock and former mixed-martial-arts fighter Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson is B.A. Baracus.
The group of Iraq War Special Forces veterans-turned-mercenaries look to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect of them of war crimes. After escaping from a military prison, Peck, Smith and Baracus join forces with Captain Murdock, their reconnaissance pilot, as soldiers of fortune.
Less2010Rating: M, Contains Violence118 minsUSA
ActionAdventureComedy
- Director:
- Joe Carnahan ('Narc', 'Smokin' Aces')
- Writer:
- Michael BrandtStephen J. Cannell
- Cast:
- Bradley CooperLiam NeesonJessica BielSharlto CopleyQuinton 'Rampage' JacksonPatrick Wilson
The A-Team | Reviews
49%218 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® Score
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TVNZ
So this new version of The A Team is to be applauded; a faithful, straight and relatively intelligent action thriller which will appeal to fans new and ol
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The New York Times
The obstacle that the director Joe Carnahan and his colleagues failed to clear was finding the right self-mocking tone for a movie that was, by the looks of it, too expensive to risk real laughs.
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Rolling Stone
It's big, loud, ludicrous and edited into visual incomprehension. But pity the fool who lets that stand in the way of enjoying The A-Team.
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Roger Ebert
Bored out of my mind during this spectacle, I found my attention wandering to the subject of physics.
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New Zealand Herald
You've got to love it when a plan comes together - this is a lot of fun.
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Los Angeles Times
An underwhelming experience. I pity the fool, as TV star Mr. T might say, who mistakes this for genuine entertainment.
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Hollywood Reporter
The film seems nearly writer-free. Absolutely no time gets wasted on story, character development or logic.
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Christchurch Press
Brought up by a TV critic father, my sisters and I were never allowed to watch rubbish like The A-Team on telly when we were growing up.
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The A-Team | Release Details
The A-Team is available to stream in New Zealand now on Google Play and Apple TV and Disney+.