You may just want to choose this one

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2011)

David's political(his stance is vague, if it does lean towards the progressive) career is on the fast-track. Then he meets Elise. It seems like a perfect match... then again, it goes against the plan. Whose? The Adjustment Bureau's. They make sure things happen as they should. Their exact nature is kept vague, if the religious allusion("are you angels?") is clear(and acceptable, as well as inoffensive... and I am not someone who believes in a higher power). This never takes itself too seriously, as even the work of these ominous men in black is treated to a bit of self-irony. The humor tends to work, and feels as natural as our two leads. Are they "perfect"? No. They're real, they're charming and we want to see them together. This is "love at first sight"(and it is the focus(if it is also a science fiction movie)... still, you really get into these people and feel for them, and that's speaking as a guy who isn't that big on romantic pictures), and that does hurt the overall product... in essence, the "Hollywood" of this brings it down a tad. However, it does make you think(and Norris' decisions do change, he does consider the alternative) and ponder philosophy, questioning the idea of fate, the choices made, the concept of free will. I have not read the short by Philip K. Dick(I'm getting to it, I love the guy... R.I.P.), so I can make no comparisons. Every character is credible, and no one is black and white. We feel for the "bad guys"! One of them has a guilty conscience, and the others are also as human as their physical appearance. The acting is great for all concerned. Stamp has gravitas(note that he's only in about half of this), Blunt is cute without being boring, and Damon... well, I'd say that having him "guest" on The Daily Show a couple of times in this has us forgetting that he's not appearing as himself, then again, he's kind of like that for the rest of it. He's rather likable, and you find yourself wanting to grab a cold one with him. The climax is fun and this does have fast-paced chase scenes, but it is not an action flick, albeit it was advertised as such. There are hardly any FX, no fights and nothing gratuitous. The dialog is good. While this concept is more or less a spelling out of the defiant "I will do and get what I want" cliché typical to Western films, the exploration isn't bad. The conclusion bears marks of having been hastily redone, though it doesn't go where I feared it would. Nolfi does well in his directorial debut, and penning the script worked out well, too. There is brief strong language, some sexuality and a violent image in this. I recommend this to anyone who finds the idea of this intriguing, and goes into it with realistic expectations. 7/10