The A-Team
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 11, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
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Mixed or average reviews based on 37 Critic Reviews
Positive:
13
Mixed:
17
Negative:
7
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
Tampa Bay TimesSteve Persall
The A-Team is literally a blast, from the opening credits containing more thrills than the average shoot-'em-up (and more laughs than some comedies), to a climactic orgy of CGI destruction. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
The whole movie is a diversionary activity. It's trash so compacted it glows. Read full review
80
TimeRichard Corliss
You could also say the picture lacks a coherent plot and complex characterization, but those are irrelevant to the genre. The movie is like a superior athlete who gets tongue-tied in a post-game interview but on the field is poetry in motion. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalle
The A-Team is a Joe Carnahan movie, i.e., an experiment in propulsion and personality over substance and story. Read full review
75
PremiereJohn DeVore
The actors in The A-Team are all excellent, and they save a movie that routinely defies logic and physics Liam Neeson brings credibility and gravitas to any role he plays, but as "Hannibal" Smith, he swaggers like a paternal Han Solo. Read full review
70
VarietyBrian Lowry
Best enjoyed (a la the "Mission: Impossible" franchise) by simply admiring the explosions and silliness without dwelling too much on the skeletal plot. Read full review
70
Arizona RepublicBill Goodykoontz
If you are a stickler for movies that follow the laws of, say, physics, nature and common sense, The A-Team might not be for you. If, on the other hand, you get a kick out of exchanges like this - "Are they trying to shoot down that other drone?" "No. They're trying to fly that tank" - then you're in for a treat. Read full review
70
Boxoffice MagazinePete Hammond
This revved-up movie version offers a perfect mix of non-stop thrills and clever dialogue, mixed with an engagingly light touch. Nobody is taking anything too seriously here, and that's the fun of it. Read full review
63
Chicago TribuneMichael Phillips
Until a leaden third act, it IS reasonably entertaining. Read full review
63
Orlando SentinelRoger Moore
The players embrace this for the lark it is. Their pleasure in going this gonzo spills off the screen. Read full review
63
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The genius of a feature film based on the 1980s TV series is that it can't help but exceed expectations that are so low to begin with. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter Travers
It's big, loud, ludicrous and edited into visual incomprehension. But pity the fool who lets that stand in the way of enjoying The A-Team. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
As it is, it's a passable diversion. Read full review
60
EmpireNev Pierce
An energetic escape from Development Hell: suitably OTT, often fun and always loud. The villainy is underpowered, the plot a mess, but Cooper and Copley impress. We, er, quite like it when a plan comes together. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth Weitzman
Both in name and spirit, The A-Team drags the Eighties into the 21st century, and you might be surprised to find -- if only briefly -- that you've missed them just a little. Read full review
50
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe Williams
The diabolical sadist of the team was director Joe Carnahan. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerSteven Rea
Feels like the cinematic equivalent of the BP disaster in the gulf: It's a big-screen oil spill, a needless gushing of macho bluster and wild set pieces, and a waste of millions and millions of dollars. Read full review
50
Washington PostAnn Hornaday
A thoroughly unnecessary but nonetheless satisfying adaptation of the cheeseball 1980s TV series. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe Morgenstern
If you're looking for logic or finesse, The A-Team can be numbing. If you're looking for good cheer, hold out for egg nog at Christmas. But if you're a fan of causeless effects, consequence-free causes and digital Dada, let the silly times roll. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick Groen
The problem is director Joe Carnahan, who’s way too manic even when the formula calls for calm – he can’t stay still long enough to drive home the punch-lines. Read full review
50
New York PostLou Lumenick
Overlong, overblown and utterly forgettable. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleKimberley Jones
The cast seems to have been assembled primarily for its blinking resemblance to the stars of the original Eighties TV series about a renegade group of former Army Rangers now for hire. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubNathan Rabin
The film's featherweight tone and self-conscious excess would be a lot more palatable if everyone didn't seem so insufferably pleased with themselves. The film acts as if it's won the race before the starting gun has even been fired. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
It probably won't matter to its core audience that The A-Team doesn't make a lick of sense. Read full review
40
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
Carnahan stays true to the source material by delivering carnage without consequence (the machine gun-toting bad guys still can't hit a barn from the inside), his convoluted plot and multiple villains may challenge the attention span of the target demographic. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesKenneth Turan
An underwhelming experience. I pity the fool, as TV star Mr. T might say, who mistakes this for genuine entertainment. Read full review
40
The New York TimesManohla Dargis
The obstacle that the director Joe Carnahan and his colleagues failed to clear was finding the right self-mocking tone for a movie that was, by the looks of it, too expensive to risk real laughs. Read full review
40
SalonAndrew O'Hehir
Reasonably good fun. If you're a 12-year-old boy riding an intense Cherry Pepsi buzz and totally devoted to destroying some brain cells, that is. Read full review
40
Time OutJoshua Rothkopf
Diced into hash, the action sequences are unusually painful: poundingly loud and punctuated by Liam Neeson's bark, Bradley Cooper's manic heehawing and a total lack of clarity. Read full review
40
SlateDana Stevens
Like Cooper's lady-killing character, Face, The A-Team is utterly convinced of its own lovability even as it strains our credibility, abuses our patience, and punishes our eardrums. Read full review
38
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
Bored out of my mind during this spectacle, I found my attention wandering to the subject of physics. Read full review
38
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
As lifeless and unneeded as The A-Team is, it might have been worse. Read full review
38
USA TodayClaudia Puig
There's nothing exciting about this awful, over-the-top reboot. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt
The film seems nearly writer-free. Absolutely no time gets wasted on story, character development or logic. Read full review
30
MovielineStephanie Zacharek
Big-name star Liam Neeson looks on, trying to add some class to the joint, though even he seems to know it's a losing battle. Read full review
25
Portland OregonianMarc Mohan
It's shaping up to be a long, dry summer, at least at the multiplex. Read full review
10
Village VoiceRobert Wilonsky
Convoluted, overstuffed, turned up to 11, and yet, somehow, deadly dull--in other words, white noise. Read full review
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