Housekeeping!

Rating: Null/10 (21 June 2016)

I was completely unprepared for the surprises in store for me, in spite of having watched the trailers and clips before.
Now, I view this as a (kinda) fable, or a fairy tale, if you will, with a dash of sci-fi thrown in, but sci-fi of the supernatural kind.
One of the best fusions of hard-hitting ground reality based fictions, that fuses seamlessly with the sci-fi and supernatural elements, and creates a new universe, getting the audience members (those without an agenda, that is, who can appreciate art for what it is, and what it tries to convey - and no, not those who're elitist about it either) to completely dive into its unique world, and get encompassed by the fabric of its storytelling.
One of the best romantic dramas out there, as well. And that is an element that sold me on this one completely, in spite of the hard- to-buy aspects of this kind of an entanglement (of sorts, not to be demeaning though).
Emily Blunt. A-ma-zing!
If ppl fell in love with her after her role as the FMB in 'Edge of tomorrow', but have missed this, I do hope this set of my observations;/thoughts about my viewing of this one influences them enough to check this one out. At least once.
I cannot wait for her upcoming movie based on 'The girl on the train'. She was born to play that.
And I do hope we get more of her as the FMB in a sequel to 'Edge of tomorrow' (based on the graphic novel, 'All you need is kill').
Coming back to 'The Adjustment bureau', I was hooked.
I can now watch this any number of times, and my appreciation for it increases with each viewing.
But, is it flawed?
Movie viewing is a subjective experience, and in my head, yes, the world it built did not seem to be able to stand on its feet. There were plot contrivances (not contrivances galore, but a few that I found a tad difficult to ignore, but which did not detract in any way from my enjoyment of the flick as a whole).
Director Nolfi's earlier effort, the political thriller, 'The Sentinel', was so by-the-numbers decent, that I did not expect something like this from him, in spite of his writing credits on 'The Bourne Ultimatum', and collaborating with John 'Flight' Gatins on writing the upcoming 'Spectral', among others.
Among my list of grouses, there's just not enough Anthony Mackie or John Slattery, though Mackie, as always (watch 'Triple Nine' if you need more validation of what I'm saying here), makes the role his own, and gives a solid, grounded performance (grounded, heh!).
An underrated gem, imho. Not to be missed. Worth multiple viewings, even better with someone you're really, really fond of.