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Connor Macgregor Reviews...The A Team
Everyone knows the infamous theme song and TV Series. So we all had our doubts when the movie was released. So here is my take on the film.
Four American soldiers who are in Iraq are sent on a mission to recover plates for printing 100 dollar bills that were used to print a billion dollars. After doing the job and returning to the base their commanding officer is killed in an explosion and the plates are stolen by another operative. They would be court martialed and sent to different prisons. 6 months later, the leader, Hannibal Smith is visited by a CIA spook who tells him he knows where the man who took the plates is and wants him and his men to recover it. So he helps him escape and he breaks out the others and they go after the plates. But after doing it, they discover that the spook might not be ok. And a military intelligence officer who was involved with one of them is pursuing them.
Now i did enjoy this film. I thought the action was good but felt cartoonish near the end during the big climax.The story is a prequel if you think about it. It tells the story of how The A Team got together and their early years. Its shot in present day which i don`t get because obviously A Team was set in the 80s so they would need to reduce the technology nob and make it feel more 80s which they don`t do. Never the less The Action doesn`t dissapoint.
Now the acting. Liam Nesson gave a pretty good performance as Hannibal Smith , but i think he failed to get the charm of what Geoge Peppard gave us in the series. Never the less he does well. BA Baracus played with MMA Fighter Quinten "Rampage" Jackson is also pretty good. You see a more emotional side in BA when Quentin plays the character. Howling Mad Murdock played by Sharlto Copley is a great performance. I found him amusing and very quirky. And Copley is an awesome actor. But the one that stole the show was Bradley Cooper as Faceman. Cooper is great and has a great amount of charisma in his acting. Cooper in my mind could become The Next George Clooney if he gets better on his dramatic side.
Jessica Biel is also good as Charissa and she does what she does and as usual , she is georgeous.
So overall A Team is one of the best action films of the year. Good story , acting , stunts and overall a fun time.
Rating - 75% - B+
Connor Macgregor Reviews...The A Team
Everyone knows the infamous theme song and TV Series. So we all had our doubts when the movie was released. So here is my take on the film.
Four American soldiers who are in Iraq are sent on a mission to recover plates for printing 100 dollar bills that were used to print a billion dollars. After doing the job and returning to the base their commanding officer is killed in an explosion and the plates are stolen by another operative. They would be court martialed and sent to different prisons. 6 months later, the leader, Hannibal Smith is visited by a CIA spook who tells him he knows where the man who took the plates is and wants him and his men to recover it. So he helps him escape and he breaks out the others and they go after the plates. But after doing it, they discover that the spook might not be ok. And a military intelligence officer who was involved with one of them is pursuing them.
Now i did enjoy this film. I thought the action was good but felt cartoonish near the end during the big climax.The story is a prequel if you think about it. It tells the story of how The A Team got together and their early years. Its shot in present day which i don`t get because obviously A Team was set in the 80s so they would need to reduce the technology nob and make it feel more 80s which they don`t do. Never the less The Action doesn`t dissapoint.
Now the acting. Liam Nesson gave a pretty good performance as Hannibal Smith , but i think he failed to get the charm of what Geoge Peppard gave us in the series. Never the less he does well. BA Baracus played with MMA Fighter Quinten "Rampage" Jackson is also pretty good. You see a more emotional side in BA when Quentin plays the character. Howling Mad Murdock played by Sharlto Copley is a great performance. I found him amusing and very quirky. And Copley is an awesome actor. But the one that stole the show was Bradley Cooper as Faceman. Cooper is great and has a great amount of charisma in his acting. Cooper in my mind could become The Next George Clooney if he gets better on his dramatic side.
Jessica Biel is also good as Charissa and she does what she does and as usual , she is georgeous.
So overall A Team is one of the best action films of the year. Good story , acting , stunts and overall a fun time.
Rating - 75% - B+