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George Nolfi. Mar 4, wide. Jun 21, Universal Pictures. Matt Damon David Norris. Emily Blunt Elise Sellas. Anthony Mackie Harry Mitchell. John Slattery Richardson. Michael Kelly Charlie Traynor. Terence Stamp Thompson. Gregory Lay Albert, Campaign Aide. Lauren Hodges Robyn, Campaign Aide. Anthony Ruivivar McCrady. Fabrizio Brienza Miller. Jessica Lee Keller Lauren. Jon Stewart Self. Chuck Scarborough Self. James Carville Self. Mary Matalin Self.
George Nolfi Director. George Nolfi Screenwriter. Bill Carraro Producer. Michael Hackett Producer. Chris Moore Producer. George Nolfi Producer. Parental Guide. The fascinating premise, that there are some talented actors on board and the generally positive word of mouth were my reasons for seeing 'The Adjustment Bureau'. Seeing it, there are no regrets watching it but at the same time it was a little frustrating.
It is an interesting and decent film, but had real potential to be a great one and could have been much more. Matt Damon is a charismatic presence and commands the film with ease without ever trying too hard. Emily Blunt has a genuine winning charm as one often finds with Blunt, her character is not quite as interesting as Damon's but Blunt makes it work.
The two have great chemistry together, it really sparkles. In fact it is the romance that comes off the best and most consistently, being where 'The Adjustment Bureau' really comes alive. Anthony Mackie is suitably mysterious while also quite likable in the film's latter stages. John Slattery really looks the part and has a lot of fun in a suitably shady role while Terence Stamp brings some sinister dignity and authority to a rather severely underwritten character that appears in the film too late somewhat.
On the acting front, 'The Adjustment Bureau' is very good. As it is too with the way it's made, suitably gritty and slick with some inventive moments and an audacious style. The locations are chosen well and used cleverly. The music score has a good mix of understatement and thrilling pulsation. The first half has a lot of very interesting and smart ideas that leaves one gripped enough to carry on and see further how it goes and there is a good deal of fun and a few suspenseful jolts to be had.
For all those great things, 'The Adjustment Bureau' would have been an even better film if it had done more with the premise. The romance is the most well done and memorable element of it and the rest doesn't live up. It's intriguing and entertaining, but the second half suffers from playing it too safe and having too many ideas needing to be tied up, meaning that potentially great ideas are not fully expanded upon even the whole basic premise doesn't feel fully cooked.
Pacing does get stodgy, as a result of the lack of risk-taking and struggles with keeping things probable and consistent. Despite the conflict being well performed the threat feels lacking because it is handled in a way that's under-cooked and somewhat repetitive which dilutes the suspense quite badly. The more under-explored 'The Adjustment Bureau' gets, the more confusing, tonally muddled and far-fetched it gets too. This is especially true with the ending, which to me is down there with the decade's "what the heck" film endings.
Overall, has a lot to recommend but there was a lot more to the film that never fully emerged. He's just lost a race, but is looking eagerly for a comeback. And he's met whom he considers his soul-mate, promising young ballerina Emily Blunt. So what is wrong with this picture? If you are of religious bent and are a conspiratorial theorist than you've waited all your life for a film like The Adjustment Bureau.
The Christian Faith's central tenet is that the broad march of human history is predetermined and it would follow that those of us who are leaders of some kind also have a predetermined path to follow. The Adjustment Bureau is a group of supernatural beings who move and work among us, guiding us in their own way to those paths. One of the Adjustment Bureau beings, Anthony Mackie, missed a cue and Damon and Blunt meet again and develop an attraction.
This is not part of the master plan for the human race so for whatever reason we've got to keep them apart. The film is an interesting and unique concept that doesn't quite know the conclusions it wants you to reach. Damon and Blunt are sincere and more than capable as the young lovers who someone upstairs is not willing to see together. Damon's problem is more unique, he actually stumbled upon the existence of this Adjustment Bureau and he gets more set in his ways to have Blunt come what may.
Where is God in all this? According to the film he's not in a separate and faraway place called heaven, but he's right here among us in the trenches of our everyday lives. If the message is a bit muddled, The Adjustment Bureau is still entertaining and interesting.
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