This Bureau Needs Adjusted.

Rating: 5/10 (15 May 2015)

The Adjustment Bureau (2011): Dir: George Nolfi / Cast: Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery: A muddled thriller about fate and actions. It stars Matt Damon as David Norris who is running for Senate. After losing he strikes up a surprise encounter with a ballet dancer whom he is smitten with. Unfortunately there are forces that seems to be angels dressed in suits and hats who do whatever possible to keep them apart. Director George Nolfi handles much in this film and is given an intriguing visual appeal. The downfall is that the spiritual elements are a joke at best. Damon is superb as Norris whose political loss leads to love for which he is forbidden. He encounters her five years later thus alerting the mysterious beings who become threatening. Emily Blunt plays the woman in question, Elise whom charms the potential Senator yet feels a distance when Norris is constantly avoiding her at crucial times. An example arrives when she sprains an ankle during a ballet performance. He leaves her at the hospital after being warned again. These beings do not appear to be behaving like any angel from Biblical standards. They transcend through doors to altogether different places and cause havoc. Why they are keeping these two apart is just an excuse for lame romantic notions that are too dumb to examine. The whole idea of a kiss making a difference is another foolish element thrown in. Perhaps they should give up on these fairy tale notions and take a trip to reality. These angels need adjusted into a screenplay that takes it more seriously. Score: 5 / 10