Damon and Blunt: like gin and vermouth

Rating: 8/10 (4 March 2011)

Have you ever wondered how your life might have turned out if you had made certain decisions differently in your life, such as taking a job, moving to another town, taken the second streetcar instead of the first. This movie explores those possibilities in the context of higher powers and our own free will and how much of it is free. The protagonists, Matt Damon and Emily Blunt are the stars of this entertaining film and they immediately light up the screen and the storyline when they meet by chance in a New York hotel. Damon and Blunt go together like gin and vermouth, and they make this sci-fi story much better than it has a right to be. The rest of the cast is good, including Mad Men actor John Slatterly as one of the "adjusters". If you like comedy/drama mixed in with a love story and science fiction, this may be the movie for you. It is a movie men and women will enjoy and is a great date night movie. It doesn't hit on all cylinders for the entire movie but the times when Damon and Blunt are together make up for that. There are some interesting twists in this movie which add to the entertainment value. This movie also features most of the scenic attractions in New York City which is an added attraction. And as with any science fiction movie you need to suspend logic at the door when you walk in the theater, but nonetheless, this is a well put together story with a logical ending for a sci-fi flick.