Sunday, August 21, 2011

The Adjustment Bureau

I've got a feeling this could be a relatively short review, but nothing directly wrong with that, better than waffling on about nothing. As humans living on earth, we sometimes deviate from the "plan" that has been laid down for us and as such, beings from the "adjustment bureau" give us a nudge back on track. They may hide our car keys, or give us a flat tyre, ease the traffic or help us catch a lift, anything to get us back on the path. Matt Damon refuses to be nudged, in his pursuit of true love, in the form of a beautiful dancer, whatever the cost.
 It is almost a modern day fairy tale. Prince charming, searching for his Cinderella, cross that with a dash of futurism, mind wiping and real time freezing and your regular thriller chase through the streets or sewers of a major city and it all adds up to what we have here.......
 .....Which is entertaining enough, clever but not overly dramatic it was in no way a "Bad" film, but never really seemed to get off the ground, as it drew to it's inevitable conclusion, I got the impression it was very middle of the road, not a B movie as such, but no where near the quality of storytelling or production you would get in a mainstream success. It was almost as though it had just fallen short, but was too good to be a DTV.

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