The Adjustment Bureau

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) - Mar. 18, 2011
A basically enjoyable high-concept romance about a man who discovers that the whole world is manipulated by "Adjusters" (ie. Angels) who report to "the Chairman" (ie. God); he falls in love only to be told that he cannot be with her because it isn't meant to be (why these Adjusters cannot simply tinker with his brain a bit -- an ability that we see they have -- to make him not love her anymore is never quite explained).  This is a fairly ho-hum romantic drama elevated by the intriguing concept and the above-average performances by Matt Damon and Emily Blunt (who definitely have great chemistry).  I was losing interest a bit towards the end, but the film won me back with a really great sequence in which Damon and Blunt confront the Adjusters and try to change their destiny.  ***