The A-Team is a 2010 American action comedy film as group of War veterans in Iraq looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed.
Had the action sequences been better framed and presented, this might have been one of the summer's mindless high points. As it is, it's a passable diversion.
The expression 'brainless summer blockbuster' is often used as a pejorative, but energetic and entertaining popcorn like this shows that that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
Joe Carnahan shows how the film's titular bad-ass heroes become rogue fighters, but takes an age to do so. The TV show's opening credits managed the same feat in around 20 seconds.
This is not exactly a great film, but it is quite an entertaining one. If you're looking for a fun popcorn flick, then you don't need to look any further.
No oneâ(TM)s coming to a big-screen version of the lunkheaded TV show expecting The Hurt Locker. But would it have killed the editors to let a single shot breathe for more than two seconds?
