Throwing your life away for the love of a girl. It is a plotline that has been used time and time again. But every so often, we get a film that puts a small twist on the classic scenario; enter George Nolfi's The Adjustment Bureau.
Matt Damon and Emily Blunt liven up the screen as politician David Norris and ballerina dancer Elise Sellas respectively. Their undying admiration for one another begins in a hotel bathroom where they first meet by chance. Year later, after falling out of touch, the two rekindle their attraction on a bus that Norris was never supposed to get on. Now, in a fight against the predetermined plan of their own fate, both will have to make the ultimate decision: is their love worth hurting over?
Though a bit complex in nature, the plotline for The Adjustment Bureau plays out nicely as we watch our two two leads race through the streets of New York in an unorthodox, though entirely legit way. But behind the cool focus on fate there lies a love story. Damon and Blunt shrug the stereotypes off well, crafting unique and affectionate characters that you can't help but root for.
My main beef with the film lies in the gaping holes that fill its script. I often found myself wondering how a particular event was happening, or why they didn't opt to do this instead of that. Granted, a sci-fi movie has few rules when it comes to believability, but this film was a little different. Interwoven with glimpses of artistic brilliance, the feature could have, and should have been better. I'm not knocking it, I enjoyed it for what it was. But in the end, I still longed for something a bit more.
