Back in the 90's there was this movie called A Life Less Ordinary starring Ewin McGregor and Cameron Dias in which they were followed around by two angels who were doing everything they possibly could to make Ewin and Cameron's characters fall in love with each other. In Adjustment Bureau it was the exact opposite. In this movie there were people following around Matt Damon's character doing everything they could to keep him away from Emily Blunt's character. Now these people that were following around Matt Damon's character were only vaguely referred to as "angels", but that's definitely the first thing that popped into my head when we found out about their "organization" and what they do. Also, the boss whom they answered to was a mysterious character called the "Chairman" (God?...or maybe Frank Sinatra). When you get past all of that hokey stuff and a few holes in the plot it was a good movie. Matt did a good job. He played the "All American Guy" who has pulled himself up from his rough, meager beginnings instead of the guy he's been playing lately who carries a gun and is on some secret mission for the government. Emily Blunt was good as the bohemian, care-free dancer who keeps getting swept in and out of this man's life. Gary liked the music because it was done by a guy that has done some other composing for other movies we've seen. Also, whoever created the aesthetic for the settings, buildings, design, etc. that were used for this movie did a good job. The architecture was amazing! I would recommend this movie.
Editor's note: Another good score by composer Thomas Newman (American Beauty, Shawshank Redemption, Met Joe Black, Revolutionary Road, HBO series Six Feet Under and many more too numerous to list, but you would recognize almost all of them).
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