And director Joe Carnahan ("Smokin' Aces") is valiantly determined to make his big studio movie as frantic and demented as possible - you'd have to be churlish not to enjoy the scene of a parachuting tank falling out of a vaporized C-130, doing battle with Predator drones and slowing its descent to earth by firing off its cannon Sherlock Holmes movie. Ah, but what about the story? ShyamalanÒs script (itÒs unclear why the filmmaker was granted a Ówritten byÔ credit for an adaptation) attempts to compress twenty episodes of the seriesÒ first season into a 103 minute film, so expect lots of plot holes and a couple cornball montages along the way Sherlock Holmes movie. I f*cking loved it! The film kicked in with a badass action scene, grabbing me by the "couillons" right way and by the time I got to the Sly, Willis and Arnie verbal man-dance, I was already sold Sherlock Holmes movie. That latter bit by the way was very funny, specially if you know of the old rivalry that Sly and Arnold use to have in the 80's as they competed for top action man spot Sherlock Holmes movie. After that THE EXPENDABLES stayed true to what it is, reveled in its roots gleefully, and much like a slasher flick, it became almost review proof Sherlock Holmes movie. The storyline was nothing to nail a goat dry over, didn't expect it to be, it was one, two three, mostly there to tie up scenes of carnage to one another Sherlock Holmes movie... yup... much like the one man army movies of old Sherlock Holmes movie. Character development? Yeah we got glimpses of depth here and there - Sly and Rourke's characters had existential streaks, Statham had a rocky (pun intended) love life and Dolph, well Dolph was snorting or smoking something, hence his noggin damage Sherlock Holmes movie. Most of it was vague as the film was more interested in whooping skulls and gunning down everything in sight than focusing on its gents and at the end of the lay that was the main reason I was wasting in that theater seat anyways... so... ALL GOOD! So what was it about THE EXPENDABLES that had me cream my pants and bench press 250 pounds when I got home? Like really? Was it Stallone's keen eye in terms of staging uber cool (loved that six shooter schtuff) and visceral action scenes? Dude knows the lay of the land in that respect and the film was all about Sly showing off what he knows best behind and in front of the camera Sherlock Holmes movie. Man the action was dope! Or was it the left field moments of brutality and high gore (some CGI but it still worked)? Maybe it was the arresting slow motion shots, sweeping camera movements, the crazy chases, enthralling hand to hand fights or Terry Crews and his mammoth AA-12 shotgun going buck wild? It was ALL OF IT Sherlock Holmes movie. There's not a single subtle moment in "The A-Team Sherlock Holmes movie." It's not a character-driven film Sherlock Holmes movie. It's a movie in which a tank falls from a plane and is basically "flown" to the ground via its own firepower Sherlock Holmes movie. The entire project is a tongue-in-cheek, adrenalin-pumping, ridiculous slice of testosterone-filled lunacy and it works on that level more often than it does not Sherlock Holmes movie. By not even attempting significant character development, Carnahan and his team have created a live-action cartoon for adults Sherlock Holmes movie. To some, that might sound like torture, but if one believes that a film should be judged by what it sets out to do - a critical theory under which I've always operated - then "The A-Team" thoroughly works as popcorn entertainment Sherlock Holmes movie.