The A Team: Blu Ray Review
The A Team
Rating: M
Released by Roadshow Home Entertainment
In this latest version we're treated to the rebirth of the series
(a kind of origin film) and we see how the A Team came
together.
The team first forms in Mexico - with "Hannibal" Smith (Liam
Neeson) enlisting the help of Face (Bradley Cooper), BA Baracus
(Quinton Jackson) and Murdoch (Sharlto Copley) to escape. The
quartet form a close bond and become a clandestine unit for some
successful 80 odd missions together.
But the one mission which changes their lives sees them as soldiers
in Iraq and assigned by the CIA and their lackey (Patrick Wilson)
to take back a US dollar bill printing press snatched by the
remnants of Saddam's Iraqi guards.
However, the A Team finds themselves framed (as the infamous TV
series opening goes) and they set out to clear their names and
catch the bad guys.
The A Team remains faithful to fans of the show and yet manages to
reinvent it for a new generation. A wonderfully action packed
opener sees the gang thrown together and introduced in a clever
piece of plotting - and from there on, you're charmed by all four
main performances.
For an action film, there's just the right amount of action too -
it doesn't dominate the story - and even offers up some new takes
on the stock action sequences.
But it's the chemistry between Cooper, Neeson, Copley and Jackson
which really make this work
Extras: Theme mash up montage - slightly odd and a
little disappointing. The Blu Ray release is a better buy as it
comes in an extended cut with behind the scenes content, inside the
action doco, character chronicles, gag reel and deleted scenes
(definitely worth the extra cash.)
Rating: 8/10
