Not quite what you'd think--But it has style!

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2011)

I got this one because I actually thought it would be a fast-paced, conspiracy action thriller. . .and what I got was something totally different.
As a Guy-- I have to temper a lot of the Negative reviews I see here as the result of Guys getting what they THOUGHT was a Matt Damon/Action Thriller and then suddenly saw that they got suckered into a romantic, near chic-flick. No Explosions. No wild car chases. No jet-planes crashing. No Ammo-loaded Shoot-outs. And they are reacting accordingly with normal disappointed disgust.
So fair warning-- if you are looking for an uncomplicated Bang-Bang Boom-Boom Friday-Night or Saturday Night Action Thriller, 'Adjustment Bureau' is NOT what you think it is. Matt Damon is NOT reprising the Bourne saga. Mind you-- when I say this, I'm not looking down on someone for seeking a straight-up action flick-- I was looking for the same thing! Having said that. . .If you are willing to sit back and just let the actors do their thing and tell the story, you will get a nice little puzzler about Fate, Love & the Question of Free Will. And as an extra bit of spice, you get the added dimension of another view of Religion that will touch on Heresy for the truly religious.
Yes-- the Story is Predictable. There is only One End that we want to see, after all. What matters is HOW the Characters struggle against the Machineries of Fate. And Why they and we should do so.
Haven't you ever wondered about God and Angels and Such-- The Bible says that Lucifer was Cast from Heaven. . .But no-one has ever told us WHY? WHAT was the Argument about? Exactly WHAT was Lucifer Rebelling AGAINST? If you Read Graphic Novels like 'Sandman' or 'Lucifer', even as a guy, you should like this movie, because those are the types of questions posed as the foundation of the entire story.
If you've read even just one page of the reviews here, you already know what the plot is, so I won't add to it.
But on the light Sci-Fi side of it-- The Plan Notebooks as the COOLEST THINGS in the movie, accentuated by the fact that they are purposely so ORDINARY LOOKING! 'Ordinary', until you notice that the ink is moving like an unfolding schematic. That alone accentuated the notion of Heaven as a Vast interlocking set of cold Bureaucratic Machineries that lends a special chill to anyone who thinks about it enough.
This movie is in a class by itself. And it requires a level of maturity to properly enjoy it. 100% Girlfriend-Friendly and a good choice for a slow Sunday Afternoon.