The Adjustment Bureau

I’m sorry, but if someone is predestined for something big, they shouldn’t waste their time with love, which is nothing but a solace for blundering mortals! :-) Anyway, The Adjustment Bureau is a nice genre crossover flick that places a hackneyed romance plot in an original setting and enriches it with interesting musings about destiny. A week after watching it, I’m increasing my rating to four stars thanks to the film’s originality. If it had a different, sadder ending, I wouldn’t have hesitated. (27/03/2011)

Most people say it’s a pleasant surprise, but I knew at the beginning of the year that The Adjustment Bureau would be a hit, so the resulting 70% impression remains slightly below my expectations. In any case, it’s a pleasant and playful film in every sense. The outlined mythology of the gentlemen with hats is interesting and I would love to look deeper into it, maybe at the expense of the romantic retro line of a man in trouble and a woman unaware. But I’m being unnecessarily critical. The Adjustment Bureau works perfectly as a romantic sci-fi/fantasy snack, there’s no reason to complain. The ending it’s a pity, though, everything is sorted out almost too smoothly. A successful début no doubt. (05/03/2011)

A nice surprise. Damon and Blunt are strong together, and Nolfi's attempt to diversify the romance of the (ex)congressman and dancer with the sci-fi element of "destiny controllers" worked, especially since his retro approach shows exaggeration, not an attempt to extract something extremely effective from Dick's story. Against each other stand a politician in love and a cute bunch of officials in hats, in whose scuffed notebooks a clear probabilistic map of the world is written. If we stop looking for philosophical consistency or logic in this, The Adjustment Bureau will reward us with a surprisingly fresh mix of thriller and romantic drama. Unlike 500 Days of Summer or Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the film doesn’t quite have poetics, but debutant Nolfi is very skilled and knows what he wants to shoot. After my initial skepticism and sarcasm (four old men in bucket hats run the world? WTF?) I just had a great time (although with my eyebrows raised every now and then), which I don't usually do with film love stories. Points for Nolfi. P.S. I finally understand where Mr. Tau came from. (22/02/2011)

This film may not be great within the genre, but it’s so original that it's above average. A great combination of a romantic plot with a sci-fi theme, excellent casting and Newman's rhythmic soundtrack. The main character stunned me with his behaviour, he was going against his destiny for his desired love, and I wished him luck. The final happy ending felt a bit contrived, but as I said, I was really looking forward to it this time. 75% (05/02/2013)

I will gladly appreciate any interesting and original Hollywood screenplay. The Adjustment Bureau has exactly this kind of unusual screenplay, which on one hand is full of clichés, but on the other hand also full of ideas that are nice to think about. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt performed their standard and they fit perfectly into the film. It is full of great ideas and open thoughts, which will always remain just thoughts. But they are thoughts that are worth considering. (16/10/2013)