Quite Unextraordinary

Rating: 5/10 (18 June 2020)

The 'Adjustment Bureau is a 2011 film based on the Philip K. Dick novel, 'the Adjustment Team' -- I guess the producers thought 'bureau' ran better with their focus group. The film centers around a New York Congressman, David Norris (Matt Damon) running for Senate and his surprising encounters with a professional dancer, Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt). The problem is it doesn't seem all of their encounters are a product of chance. Quite randomly, Norris uncovers a mysterious organization who control people's lives and prevents David and Elise from being together. The film ensues with David struggling against the bureau in the hopes of being with Elise. It's an interesting story, albeit hardly suspenseful. If you're Damon or Blunt fans you may be relieved that they're the best parts of this movie but everything else is hardly exciting. Lots of plot holes with very few answers. Very unextraordinary.