Solid concept, good acting, poor writing, major plot holes

Rating: 6/10 (12 March 2011)

I've been looking forward to seeing this movie since it came out. I loved the concept of it. It was reminiscent of my favorite episode of Twilight Zone, "A Matter of Minutes". You can read about the episode on Wikipedia. I'm not sure there is any way to see it, but it's a classic.
While the concept of Adjustment Bureau started out in the right direction, the longer the movie went on the more the movie got lost with it's direction and goal. The writer had setup a world with rules that he was not able to keep the story within. Once a writer breaks the rules of the world he's constructed, the plot holes start to appear, and this one got out of control. New rules had to be added, obvious solutions had to be ignored.
There were great opportunities here to discuss personal freedom versus destiny or the will of God, but the ending was completely anticlimactic. It came across as though the writer and director didn't realize they were going to end up where they did, and had no creative solution for how to handle it.
It got a bit too slow and I lost interest half way through, until the story picked up the pace toward the end.
In the end, I can't recommend the movie. The characters were all very likable and the acting by Emily Blunt and Matt Damon was excellent. I have a hunch many will overlook the fact that the entire movie is absurd in favor of the romance, and perhaps if you are able to do that going into it, you'll enjoy it more than I did.