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The Adjustment Bureau

2011

George Nolfi

Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery ...

6.1

23,431

Sci-Fi. Fantasy. Romance David Norris (Matt Damon), a rising young politician in New York City, loses badly in a bid for the Senate. Going into the bathroom to compose his concession speech, he encounters ballerina Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt) hiding in a stall from security after crashing a wedding. The two strike it off and then unexpectedly kiss before David is called to go on stage. Due to her inspiration, he gives a rousing off-the-cuff speech. Some time ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Todd McCarthy Variety	"Big Brother fantasy with style and real feeling, courtesy of an excellent Matt Damon-Emily Blunt pairing"	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"'The Adjustment Bureau' misses by a mile. Despite heroic efforts by Damon and the lovely Blunt to build a plausible love story, the movie dissolves into silliness (...) ★½ (out of four)"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"'The Adjustment Bureau' is a smart and good movie that could have been a great one if it had a little more daring (...) Rating:★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United Kingdom	Helen O'Hara Empire	"It’s Inception for romantics, (...) By keeping the pace quick, the explanation light and the characters strong, Nolfi achieves the near-impossible: a film puzzle you won’t mind leaving unexplained. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of five)"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"A smart, stylish thriller that melds science fiction, romance and Hitchcock-ian intrigue with surprising ease (...) Rating: ★★★½"	POS

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