It's not Inception, but its a very good movie that deserves more credit than received.

Rating: 9/10 (30 September 2011)

Barrack Obama made a joke about The Adjustment Bureau when it was released. He said," I like Matt Damon... but he doesn't really like the work i've been doing recently. Well Matt, I recently saw The Adjustment Bureau, and the same can be said to you". I doubt that he actually saw it.
It took me a while, but I finally saw it. And despite mixed reviews, I had to see it. And it was worth the wait. The Adjustment bureau, I think, is the best film of its unique kind this year. I'm not saying that its the best film of the year. I'm not even saying that its up there with Inception. But it's better than Source Code, which I thought was very good also.
Damon plays a politician who meets a woman(Emily Blunt) by fate in a bathroom. But the people controlling his fate, who are sort of like angels, are trying to make it so then they won't meet. But once he finds out about them, all he tries to do is get back with her.
The film is based off of a story by Phillip K. Dick(Blade Runner, Minority Report), and you can obviously see that. I really liked The Adjustment Bureau. Sue me, I don't care. It's not a perfect film, but what I like about it is the story.
The story is nice. It's a romance with thrills, and its a lot of unique fun. First time director George Nolfi is trying for an Inception, and though he can't quite get there, it's a good try. I mean, thats going to be a tough job.
Damon and Blunt give great performances and they share a lot of chemistry. You almost never feel like its scripted. It all feels improvised, but in a very good way. The dialogue just clicks with these two. In short, they are perfect together.
I also like how they kind of bring religion into it. Though, this sort of bothered me, I wish that they wouldn't have referred to God as "The Chairman". I mean, you hear them say that and you go,"Jesus". But other than that and maybe a few other things, The Adjustment Bureau works.
A-