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score 10/10
The potential for flopping here was great given that the original series was watched by 80's kids who remember the series as nothing short of brilliant. Nostalgia is demanding and the director here has delivered.
Casting was crucial and with the possible exception of a decade too young Biel this was Oscar standard casting if casting warrants Oscars. Peppard would have picked Neeson were he still around as Neeson equals if not exceeds Peppard's calm control and on screen enjoyment of Cuba's finest. Cooper is sending men back to the gym in numbers and has the Face charm to get them reading whatever they need to read to get his connection with ladies. Jackson and Copley in for Baracus and Murdock owe nobody apologies either and Copley in particular will be on our screens again before the sequel. The bad guys so often overlooked in casting, in this case Wilson and Bloom, supply some of the movies best moments, lines and action.
The plot is never lost here with the A-Team now operating in Iraq to bring it up to 21st Century speed. Something needs to be found, the A-Team are the people to find it and what follows is unrelenting 100mph action with dialogue to match all the way to the credits. It's simple action movie logic with a budget to make the impossible happen before your eyes.
This movie sets a new standard for action movies though only the A-Team franchise offers an excuse for somebody to repeat it. Watch this movie now while it's in the cinema. Director Carnahan has arrived he will be offered more.
recoltes 3 August 2010
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