Ever get the feeling that you are continuously being watched by someone or something? That the way things turn out in your life are not because you wanted them to turn out that way but because some external force or external person is actually doing things that take you down that path day in day out. I first got that feeling when I was watching Truman Show. I was completely convinced that my life is actually a television show. Especially because it is never short of masala at any given point of time. I should seriously consider the prospect of writing a book about my life which will eventually be made into a movie. As if there wasn’t enough of me to bother people already. High hopes I say. And after all that rambling, coming back to the point under consideration – you are being watched. After watching The Adjustment Bureau, you would get the same feeling for certain thanks to the more than convincing manner in which the story has been told and more importantly presented.
The youngest congressman in the history of the United States is one David Norris (Matt Damon). He gets his desire to get into politics at a very early age when he loses his drug addict brother and his mother in a very short span of time and his father takes him to Washington to get away from the pain. He is young, exuberant and different. People like him. People love him. All polls show that he is the front runner for the position of the Senator for the state of New York. And by a comfortable margin. But like most wannabe politicians, David has a past and that comes back to haunt him. A photograph from his college days that shows him “Mooning” and a bar brawl incident come crawling back and the voters suddenly want someone who is mature. No points for guessing who wins the election.
It is at this time that Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) waltzes into his life or should I say the men’s room and gives him a perspective about how his wild ways make him a solid choice for the senate. An inspired David decides to change his closing speech and just wings it in much to the excitement of the crowd. But before he can make his move to catch up with Elise she is gone. As luck would have it, she does bump into him the next morning in the bus. And that’s where M/s Harry (Anthony Mackie), Richardson (John Slattery), Donaldson (Donnie Keshawarz) and Thompson (Terence Stamp) intervene as per the directions given by The Chairman (keep guessing). They are THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU. People who make slight changes in your life, without causing too many ripples (doubts in the human mind to know of their existence) in order to achieve a greater good.
Philip K Dick, author of the likes of Total Recall and Terminator, has one more book that gets made into a movie. His book is titled The Adjustment Team. Directed by George Nolfi – first time director but known for writing Ocean’s Twelve and Bourne Ultimatum – The Adjustment Bureau is a well made movie that keeps you pretty much riveted to the screen for the better part of 100 minutes. It is compact and well made. But the story is a bit soppy for my taste and the hints towards the man upstairs are a little too obvious. Matt Damon has come up with yet another solid performance and so has Emily Blunt who has acted within her limitations, is beautiful and very obviously British. Nolfi has the courage to make the right cuts as well and the final product is worth a watch. One of the better movies released over the weekend. 6.5 on 10 is my verdict.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2215418393/
The youngest congressman in the history of the United States is one David Norris (Matt Damon). He gets his desire to get into politics at a very early age when he loses his drug addict brother and his mother in a very short span of time and his father takes him to Washington to get away from the pain. He is young, exuberant and different. People like him. People love him. All polls show that he is the front runner for the position of the Senator for the state of New York. And by a comfortable margin. But like most wannabe politicians, David has a past and that comes back to haunt him. A photograph from his college days that shows him “Mooning” and a bar brawl incident come crawling back and the voters suddenly want someone who is mature. No points for guessing who wins the election.
It is at this time that Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) waltzes into his life or should I say the men’s room and gives him a perspective about how his wild ways make him a solid choice for the senate. An inspired David decides to change his closing speech and just wings it in much to the excitement of the crowd. But before he can make his move to catch up with Elise she is gone. As luck would have it, she does bump into him the next morning in the bus. And that’s where M/s Harry (Anthony Mackie), Richardson (John Slattery), Donaldson (Donnie Keshawarz) and Thompson (Terence Stamp) intervene as per the directions given by The Chairman (keep guessing). They are THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU. People who make slight changes in your life, without causing too many ripples (doubts in the human mind to know of their existence) in order to achieve a greater good.
Philip K Dick, author of the likes of Total Recall and Terminator, has one more book that gets made into a movie. His book is titled The Adjustment Team. Directed by George Nolfi – first time director but known for writing Ocean’s Twelve and Bourne Ultimatum – The Adjustment Bureau is a well made movie that keeps you pretty much riveted to the screen for the better part of 100 minutes. It is compact and well made. But the story is a bit soppy for my taste and the hints towards the man upstairs are a little too obvious. Matt Damon has come up with yet another solid performance and so has Emily Blunt who has acted within her limitations, is beautiful and very obviously British. Nolfi has the courage to make the right cuts as well and the final product is worth a watch. One of the better movies released over the weekend. 6.5 on 10 is my verdict.
Watch the trailer at http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi2215418393/
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