The Adjustment Bureau

Are we all living our lives according to some master plan? Is there such a thing as free will? Is 'What if?' really a valid question? Perhaps Benjamin Linus right when he said, 'Destiny is a fickle bitch.'
Writer/director George Nolfi (The Bourne Ultimatum) has adapted the short story 'The Adjustment Team' written by Philip K. Dick.
David Norris (Matt Damon - True Grit) is running for the Senate in New York and, unfortunate for him, he is not doing so well. In between hand-shaking and crowd pleasing David takes time out in the men's bathroom where he meets wedding crasher slash contemporary dancer, Elise (Emily Blunt - The Wolfman). The two chat and share a brief moment before she is chased away by security guards.
Soon after, they meet again on a bus. Problem is, that second encounter was never supposed to happen.
The Adjustment Bureau are a team of sharply dressed, hat-wearing men who get all up in everyone's business 'n' shit and carry around notebooks that show the labyrinth-like path of our lives. They plan who we meet and what we do and if one ever gets off course they adjust it by making us spill our coffee and even hiding our keys to assist in putting us back on the 'right' path.
One of the Bureau dudes, Harry (Anthony Mackie - The Hurt Locker) tries to help David reconnect with Elise and even gives him a few tips on how to do so. Meanwhile his fellow adjuster Richardson (John Slattery - Mad Men) follows the orders of the mysterious 'Chairman' and does what he can to keep the two lovers apart.
Thompson (Terence Stamp - Yes Man) is called in from 'upstairs' to put things straight. He tells David that if he and Elise do get together, it could ruin both of their lives.
I enjoyed this one and if my new-found status as a time-poor university student permits I might even read the short story one day.
I do wish we could have seen more of Lauren Hodges - I don't think she even had a line as one of David's campaign assistants. She was effing awesome in Rubicon and didn't deserve to be put in the corner in this film.
Matt Damon was Matt Damon and John Slattery was Roger Sterling - not much of a stretch given the attire. Emily Blunt was gorgeous and did very well as a ballet dancer.
Things I learnt: don't get married in high heels; always wear a hat; don't moon anyone if you want to be a politician.
Entertaining.
Seven out of ten.