The results are mixed: Some sequences are choppy and confusing, others thrilling. Action scenes come flying at you hard and heavy from start to finish. Director Joe Carnahan (Smokin' Aces, Narc) isn't taking that chance. That's also savvy because it's also kind of a mess that would collapse under its own weight if it slowed down for more than two minutes. It puts pedal to metal about 90 seconds in and never lets up. The A-Team, against all odds, is one extremely entertaining film. As long the movie isn't two hours of punching grandmothers and kicking puppies, you're likely to leave the theater saying, "That was better than I expected." Guess what? It works like a charm. It's a crafty plan to lower your expectations. Simply consider the notion of making a big-budget summer movie from of one of the cheesiest television shows of a cheesy TV era. If any film demands to be graded on a curve, it's The A-Team.
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