Starring: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Quinton Jackson, Sharlto Copley
Plot: Anyone over thirty already knows the plot to this blockbuster summer offering. Four members of a top special ops team: Hannibal (Neeson), Face (Cooper), B.A. Baracus (Jackson) and Howling Mad Murdock (Copley) are framed for a crime they didn’t commit and thrown in the big house.
Everyone should know that trying to stitch up a crack special ops team is like grabbing a tiger by the tail. In no time The A-Team bust out of prison to embark on their most dangerous mission yet ““ to clear their names, find out what the hell is going on and take down the bad guys. Cue a rollercoaster ride of action, explosions, wisecracks and cigar chomping.
7/10 ““ The original A-Team was pure utter hokum, but we loved it. Big screen remakes of top TV shows are always more likely to disappoint than delight, but director Joe Carnahan has wisely chosen to keep all the ingredients that made the TV series a massive hit. It’s nonsense, the plot has bigger holes than those created by the explosions in the movie”¦but so what, it’s fun.
The ingredient that separates The A-Team from other no-brainer action movies is the cast. Like last Star Trek, It was always going to be vital that they chose actors who could live up to the memories of the originals. In casting Liam Neeson and Co, they’ve played a blinder, especially with Bradley Cooper as Face and Sharlto Copley as Murdock who tackle the roles of the smart, cool one and the completely nutty one with relish. Oh, and Jessica Biel is in the melting pot as well providing a bit of eye candy.
The A-Team doesn’t pretend to be anything other than escapist fun and in that respect it delivers the goods in an explosive package. Fans of action movies that didn’t grow up with the TV series should enjoy it anyway. And those who did and spent ages trying to make a bazooka out of a squeezee bottle and an elastic band won’t be disappointed”¦well except for not hearing enough of that iconic theme tune.
Screening Times: 7.10pm daily.
Tickets: €6.50 Buy YourTickets Here
Gran Sur links: website | facebook | twitter | flickr | listing on Click
Comments are closed.