A congressman (Matt Damon) who's a rising star on the political scene finds himself entranced by a beautiful ballerina (Emily Blunt), but mysterious circumstances ensure that their love affair is predestined to be a non-starter.
The Adjustment Bureau starts off extremely well-paced. It introduces you to David Norris (Damon), a bad boy turned congressmen, who has just lost the race for Senate in the state of New York. According to the plan laid out for him, this wasn’t supposed to happen. So the men in “suits” need to fix this problem and set him back on the right path. Enter Elise, the young woman that mesmerizes David right before he gives his speech that makes him the front runner for the next state election. That sets up a ripple effect that changes both of their lives forever.
The next time they bump into each other should’ve been a forgettable moment but because they recognized each other, the plan was disrupted once again. This ends up exposing David to a world that was supposed to remain in the dark and not only changes his way of life, but ours as well. Has all of our choices been actually ours or have them been pre-determined all along. It can be very creative at times, but in its attempt to not be too daring, it reveals itself to have a definite answer that just feels boring, rather than leaving one that gets the audience pondering what exactly is the truth. The over-explaining slowed down an otherwise well-paced film that just took a tumble.
The best parts of the film were the brief romance scenes between the wonderful Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, who had some very aware chemistry that clicked the moment the two converse with each other. It’s funny that had the movie ditched the science fiction aspect of the film and made it a full-on romance film, it more than likely would have turned out for the better but instead we get a small, yet good romance, in an otherwise average sci-fi flick. It wasn’t the sure fire hit that the trailers made it out to be, but it sure stands out in a so far dreadful 2011.
Overall Score: 7.5/10
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