Novel and entertaining movie about destiny, and control of our lives.

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2011)

Matt Damon is David Norris. He seems destined for a long and productive political career. When he was only 24 he was elected as a Representative in New York, and now is favored to win a Senate seat. But as the movie opens things get derailed for him.
As things are going bad, quite by accident he meets Emily Blunt as Elise Sellas. In fact she is in a stall in the men's room, hiding out, as David is there also, formulating his concession comments. They meet, they kiss, they separate, with no plans to meet again. But they are stuck in each-others' minds.
The story is a modern-day fable, where a supreme organization is called the Adjustment Bureau and to avoid any religious references, the head guy is called the Chairman. In a religious terminology we might call this God and his angels. The grand plan has changed, David and Elise are no longer supposed to end up together, but since they do meet, in this city of 9 Million, the Adjustment Bureau is thrown into a panic mode to make things right.
Clever story, not to be taken seriously, and very engaging. As are the main actors.
SPOILERS: Even though David and Elise are perfect for each other, with David destined to be President of the US, Elise also can become a world-renowned dancer and then choreographer. But if she and David marry she will have to subvert her career. David learns this, even though he is not supposed to, and sets about defeating the "fate" that the Bureau has for him, and to end up with Elise anyway. In a subordinate idea, it is explained to David, humans once had "free will", but that resulted in 500 years of the Dark Ages, so the Adjustment Bureau was formed to get humanity back on track.