The A-Team: Just a good old action film!

A group of Iraqi War vets known as The A-Team are on the run from the military. They are accused of a crime they did not commit and are not only trying to clear their names, but also bring the real perpetrators to justice.

Far from being just another big, dumb excuse for showing explosions the film had an actual story to it (certainly one tinged with hints of the modern world as in the movie evil military contractors and shady Government agencies were after a set of one hundred dollar bill printing plates and framed The A-Team when they stole them) that kept the audience engaged but all director Joe Carnahan needed was the slightest bit of a plot so that he could unleash a plethora of outlandish and extremely entertaining action sequences that would have mouths gaping (the “flying” of the tank was my personal favorite). Throw in a sturdy and effective performance from Liam Neeson as the team's leader Hannibal Smith, good support from Bradley Cooper as Face and Sharlto Copley as Murdock (sorry Quinton Jackson, I did not buy you as B.A. for a second), plus the always beautiful Jessica Biel and you get a nice bit of popcorn action film amusement that will keep you entertained.

If you are looking for the prototypical summer action film extravaganza, you could not do much better than The A-Team.

Grade: B-