The A-Team - STEEL

My Rating: 6/10

Honestly not quite as bad as i had been expecting. That's not a bad start really, the film opened with a collection of action sequences introducing each individual member of the A-Team. To me given the pedigree it felt kind of unnecessary, however i should take into account that this will be aimed at a new 11+ generation of action movie fans. All in all it opens explosively and gets any possible character nuances out of the way straight off so we can get straight into the plot of the film.

Things of importance are the following: Standard action movie redemption story, a double cross, obvious evil bad guy, unsurprising 'twist' villains, strained 'romance' story and super OTT action. If that sounds like something you fancy then best get going to see this. With all due respect the action is pretty good, there are instances where the effects are over the top and it all gets a bit too explodey and unrealistic. However this is exactly as it should be, it's the A-Team, Big Explosions and Big Action set pieces are the name of the game.

Relief from the continuous strain of action and obviousness comes in the form of the outright fantastic Sharlto Copley. He Plays mad murdock and provides a glaring comedy contrast to the roles of the other 3 members of the team. This is great as it really allows a break from the endless action and cheeky i'm all that moves of bradley coopers 'Faceman'. However after Copley's role in the utterly sublime sci-fi thriller District 9 it's clear he has the acting chops for a role so much better than this. Granted it's fantastic to him to be so recognized in hollywood that he got this role in the first place, yet we should expect to see him in real powerful and interesting roles. Liam neeson is his usual self, he plays the part of hannibal well but somehow his performance is left behind, much with quintin jackson unusual slightly odd portrayal of everyones favourite B.A. Baracus.

Something good:

Explosive silly action movie action!

Something bad:

Stupidly obvious plot.

Much Worse Than:

District 9

Better Than:

Predators

Overall: Leave your brain at the door and enjoy this for the pure ridiculous action.

Steel