The A Team
I originally went to see this film because I was waiting around for someone and had a few hours to kill. In all honesty I was expecting a decent take on the original t.v. series but nothing spectacular that would blow my socks off. So imagine my surprise that within the first 10 minutes my socks had been completely blown into orbit. No messing about, just straight into the action with Colonel Hannibal Smith being beaten to a pulp, Lieutenant Faceman Peck stuck in a pile of tires, Baracus cruising to save the iconic van and Murdock locked in a mental hospital. A brilliant introduction to each team member if ever there was one.
The film is set before the time of the television series and explores how the team came to be together, as well as their incarceration. Without revealing too much, I can tell you that the story soon takes off as we follow the The A Team on their mission to clear their names.
It is non stop action all the way coupled with clever dialogue to add a sense of style that only The A Team can achieve. The casting here also includes some excellent choices, with all performances doing the originals justice. Perhaps this is a personal bias, and I don’t care if it is, but by far the best performance came from Sharlto Copley as Mad Murdock. All the memorable scenes are definitely from him with his portrayal being both a modern adaptation of the original, as well as providing brilliant comic relief.
Even the more unbelievable ideas work in this film as the action scenes power through the absurdity to blow our tiny little minds. Perhaps the most impressive scene is as the team drive a tank…..as it falls from a plane. With sheer ingenuity that makes you believe it’s possible to steer a tank as it plummets to earth, they “drive” it to a safe landing zone. Ridiculously brilliant.
This is definitely a film to go and see as it will please fans both old and new. I’ve also been told you should stay after the credits…Enjoy!
