The A-Team

Released: 2010
Action, comedy
Starring: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Patrick Wilson, Sharlto Copley
Director: Joe Carnahan
Running Time: 117 minutes


The breakdown:
If you've seen the series from the 80's you know, but if you're younger than that...
A four man team of military elite get falsely accused and punished for a crime they did not commit.  They escape prison and try to clear their name anyway they can.


So the movie's a bit different than the 80's tv show of course.  On the show they just got hired by people to do certain jobs to make a living after they got kicked out of the military.  In the movie, they do crazy things just to clear their own names.  No one hires them to do anything.
I thought the movie was going to be bad, but it wasn't.  First off, there's 3 hot guys in it, which I didn't know about so that's a bonus, plus Bradley Cooper has his shirt off a LOT so, that's always nice.  Anyway, um, hmmm...what was I saying?
The cast of characters goes like this:
Liam Neeson plays Hannibal, not as good as George Peppard of course, but you can't beat the original.  He's the plan maker, and leader.
Bradley Cooper plays Face and does a pretty good job of it.  The ladies man.
Some wrestler named Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson plays Mr T.'s old role of B.A. Baracus.  The super tough guy "pity the fool" who messes with him.
and Sharlto Copley (who was the male lead in District 9) does a damn fine job of playing Murdock with a southern accent and insane ideas.  Literally, the crazy one who's good at flying choppers and planes.
What was strange that I noticed was actor Brian Bloom (hard not to notice since he was absolutely gorgeous in the 80's and 90's but has since cut off all his hair) co-wrote the screenplay and played a bad guy.  He's not as handsome as he used to be without the hair, but he's balding, what else can he do?  I'd still sleep with him.

Back to the plot,
The guys get framed for killing a higher up in the Army and stealing some evidence.  They all get shipped off to different prisons around the world, Murdock gets sent to an asylum in Germany, and of course, break out.  The CIA agent helping them is really out for his own interests, so there's some backstabbing and twists, but overall it's an entertaining remake.  Some of the action scenes are completely unbelievable and that always takes away from my enjoyment a bit, but I'll accept it and just move on.
If you wanted to see it but had reservations, go ahead, it's a fun time.
3 out of 5 ticket stubs because some of the action just isn't believable and it's a remake, so not an original idea.