In his feature directorial debut,
The Adjustment Bureau, screenwriter George Nolfi (
Ocean’s Twelve,
The Bourne Ultimatum) may well have discovered the formula for the perfect date movie. By striking a particularly skillful balance between heart-fluttering romance and heady sci-fi thrills, this mind-bending tale of forbidden love in a world devoid of true freedom offers something genuinely engaging for men and women alike, and blankets it all with a sugary sprinkle of self-conscious humor that perfectly offsets the heavier themes of fate versus free will.
David Norris (Matt Damon) is a rising New York congressmen whose everyman charisma ...
Released:
2011
Rated:
PG-13
Length:
99 mins