A modern version of Defending Your Life

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2011)

I love Philip Dick and his Sci Fi novels and short stories, but this movie doesn't do him justice. There's a lot of Matrix and Men In Black action going on, and it's simply not believable. Haven't we all wondered whether there are things going on behind the scenes in our lives that we're not aware of, natural or supernatural. When we're children, our parents probably are trying to arrange or manage our lives, so this film becomes a metaphor of (misguided)parental control. In any case, I feel compelled to point out that the ending of The Adjustment is virtually the same ending as Defending Your Life, the amazing and wonderful movie w/Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep and Shirley MacLaine. OK guys- your love of each other exceeds your fears, so the "master plan" will be altered to allow you to be together. If you haven't already, please see Defending Your Life, a much more intriguing, sophisticated take on overcoming fear and other obstacles to true love.