The Adjustment Bureau (2011)

This is a very well made film, to say the least. I just enjoyed it greatly. Now, it is by no means a great film, it isn’t going to be listed as one of the greatest thrillers of all time, but I sure had fun. The movie is a unique blend of different genres, mostly science fiction, romance, and thrillers. But also in the film are traces of comedy, action, drama, fantasy, and mystery. The film is based off of a short story by Phillip K. Dick (who wrote the source material for such films as Blade Runner, Minority Report, and…Paycheck) titled The Adjustment Team, which I have yet to read (in a while, I plan to read that and The Minority Report. But I’m not here to talk about my summer reading schedule). The movie stars Matt Damon as senate candidate David Norris, a man who lost out on a previous election for various reasons, and is back again. Along the way he meets a free, reckless, and joyous dancer named Elise (Emily Blunt), and a team of not-so-human beings that control our destiny. And David’s destiny is miles away from Elise’s. From there, this film has a choice of being a very dark sci-fi thriller, or a light romantic thriller. The film takes the route of being a light romantic thriller, and pulls it off very well. As a huge fan of dark hard science fiction films like Moon or Minority Report, I can appreciate the simplicity of The Adjustment Bureau. The film treats the romance of David and Elise with such wit and the adjustment bureau as such a power that the film balances itself, even though every now and then it teeters to the brink of just being completely ridiculous. Thankfully, it never falls in, and the film still works well. I just enjoy this film. It’s a great date movie, even a great film to see with your buddies. It’s just one of those films that has a little bit for everyone, even if all those bits aren’t done completely perfectly.
8/10