Matt Damon just keeps up the good work, doesn't he?
I mean Good Will Hunting, The Bourne series, True Grit, Invictus, 30 Rock, The Oceans series, Stuck on You, etc....seriously, he's funny and serious and buff and wry and mostly awe.some.
The Adjustment Bureau was cool in a way I hadn't anticipated. In fact I had a completely wrong idea about what the movie was about...but that turned out to be ok. It's not the first time my preconception about a movie was totally wrong, and in this case the outcome was just fine.
I give it a 7 on my scale. Mostly because it managed to deliver without becoming trite, and it made me laugh and contemplate love and being human and our intended purpose, and so on. So that's worth something in my book.
Granted, romances of this genre can be a little repetitive, but this one was sweet in a gentle and self-deprecating way.
I love the idea of humanity being governed by a Plan, since we're clearly unable to manage our own affairs without plunging ourselves into the Dark Ages, the Spanish Inquisition, or war. And that the Plan can be changed by 'the Chairman' if circumstances warrant. Which makes things messy and seemingly less divine than one would expect.
But even the divine must deal with the messiness of humanity, with love, with free will and the beautiful, unique, quirkiness that characterizes each and every one of us.
I mean Good Will Hunting, The Bourne series, True Grit, Invictus, 30 Rock, The Oceans series, Stuck on You, etc....seriously, he's funny and serious and buff and wry and mostly awe.some.
The Adjustment Bureau was cool in a way I hadn't anticipated. In fact I had a completely wrong idea about what the movie was about...but that turned out to be ok. It's not the first time my preconception about a movie was totally wrong, and in this case the outcome was just fine.
I give it a 7 on my scale. Mostly because it managed to deliver without becoming trite, and it made me laugh and contemplate love and being human and our intended purpose, and so on. So that's worth something in my book.
Granted, romances of this genre can be a little repetitive, but this one was sweet in a gentle and self-deprecating way.
I love the idea of humanity being governed by a Plan, since we're clearly unable to manage our own affairs without plunging ourselves into the Dark Ages, the Spanish Inquisition, or war. And that the Plan can be changed by 'the Chairman' if circumstances warrant. Which makes things messy and seemingly less divine than one would expect.
But even the divine must deal with the messiness of humanity, with love, with free will and the beautiful, unique, quirkiness that characterizes each and every one of us.
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