The Adjustment Bureau
Directed by George Nolfi7.071%67%6.8
De ambitieuze David Norris staat op het punt een zetel te bemachtigen in de Amerikaanse senaat, maar als hij de bloedmooie Elise Sellas ontmoet en een romantische affaire met haar krijgt, verandert zijn leven drastisch. David ontdekt al gauw dat ze gevolgd worden door mannen die in opdracht van het mysterieuze 'The Adjustment Bureau' alles op alles zetten om te verhinderen dat ze samen zijn.
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- Shaydeknight5 april 2026This is essentially a romantic film dressed up as science fiction. It indicates deeper philosophical ideas about fate, free will, and design, but those ideas never quite gel. The film works much better when treated as a light romance with a quirky premise. Start pulling at the lore and it just sort of unravels. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt carry the film. Their chemistry is strong and believable, which is crucial because the story depends entirely on whether you buy their connection. They sell the urgency and the attraction without forcing it. Most of the enjoyment derived from the film comes from the suspense of watching them try to find each other again. Anthony Mackie has an interesting role and plays it well, but his motivation never fully becomes apparent. He shifts from enforcer to sympathizer a little too easily, IMHO. Terence Stamp is excellent as always, bringing gravitas to what is essentially a cosmic middle manager, yet his character's logic is similarly thin. Both seem to be doing their jobs, but their decisions feel shaped by plot convenience rather than internal necessity. The film spends a lot of time building a "behind the curtain" mythology and that's where it becomes shaky. The more the mechanics are explained, the less convincing they feel. The idea of destiny being enforced by hat wearing angel bureaucrats starts out intriguing, then slides toward silliness. The machinery of the world is evidently as boring as heck. It looks cool, and the rules are consistent enough, but the system underneath seems oddly lame. It loosely follows the premise of Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick, expanding a very thin short story into a full narrative. That expansion adds detail, but not always depth. The film ends up presenting a universe where everyone is following a divine plan enforced by supernatural G-men. Once you think about it, the implications get messy fast. So it is best not to overanalyze it. Taken at face value, it is a charming romance with a clever sci-fi hook. Damon and Blunt make it work, the pacing is brisk, and the tone stays pleasant. The moment you start interrogating the cosmology, it loses lustre, but as a story about two people stubbornly choosing each other, it's enjoyable enough.
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The Adjustment Bureau was released on 3 maart 2011.
The Adjustment Bureau was directed by George Nolfi.
The Adjustment Bureau has a runtime of 1 u, 46 m.
The Adjustment Bureau was produced by Bill Carraro, Michael Hackett, Chris Moore, George Nolfi, Eric Kripke.
De ambitieuze David Norris staat op het punt een zetel te bemachtigen in de Amerikaanse senaat, maar als hij de bloedmooie Elise Sellas ontmoet en een romantische affaire met haar krijgt, verandert zijn leven drastisch. David ontdekt al gauw dat ze gevolgd worden door mannen die in opdracht van het mysterieuze 'The Adjustment Bureau' alles op alles zetten om te verhinderen dat ze samen zijn.
The key characters in The Adjustment Bureau are David Norris (Matt Damon), Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), Richardson (John Slattery).
The Adjustment Bureau is rated 9.
The Adjustment Bureau is a Sciencefiction, Thriller, Romantiek film.
The Adjustment Bureau has an audience rating of 6.7 out of 10.
The Adjustment Bureau had a budget of US$ 50,2 mln..
The Adjustment Bureau has made US$ 127,9 mln. at the box office.