On the election night of his doomed senate campaign, David Norris (Matt Damon) has a brief encounter with a beautiful, charming woman named Elise (Emily Blunt) and it's love at first sight. Just a few months later he runs into her again - but soon encounters a group of fedora-wearing men who will stop at nothing in their efforts to keep the couple apart, and demonstrate an extraordinary array of powers in their efforts to do so.I thoroughly enjoyed The Adjustment Bureau - I found the unusual mix of genres (romance, drama, thriller, science-fiction and even a bit of comedy) highly appealing and in some ways the film bears a resemblance to Dark City, one of my all time favourites. Some people I saw the film with were surprised by the strong romantic element to the story, and while normally this might put me off, the chemistry between Damon and Blunt was sufficiently strong to make me invest in their characters. The film moved along at a good pace and was genuinely exciting in its final stages - an impressive effort from first-time director George Nolfi. Add in some fine supporting performances from Anthony Mackie, John Slattery and Terence Stamp, and you have an excellent film that makes a refreshing change from the usual generic fare that tends to fill the cinemas at this time of year.
VERDICT: Go see it.*
* Or get the DVD, seeing as I've now almost entirely missed the cinema release window. Ahem.
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