The Adjustment Bureau
Universal Pictures | Release Date: March 4, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 41 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
18
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierMar 4, 2011
Unfortunately, the fantasy-thriller they're in eventually falls apart, becoming a much sillier, less substantial movie than its lead actors deserve. Read full review
60
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzMar 2, 2011
Ultimately it's not the lives of the characters that need adjusting here. It's the story itself. Read full review
60
Time OutJoshua RothkopfMar 1, 2011
You outsmart the movie way too soon. Read full review
60
VarietyJustin ChangFeb 24, 2011
Its fun first hour soon gives way to a leaden, expository approach that unwisely favors emotional stakes over speculative-fiction smarts. Read full review
50
TimeRichard CorlissMar 7, 2011
It's a clever idea that, around the mid-point, stumbles into absurdity as the movie itself makes too many lunatic choices. Read full review
50
New York PostLou LumenickMar 4, 2011
The misleading trailers for the supremely goofy The Adjustment Bureau promise action-packed sci-fi. What you actually get is a love-struck Matt Damon running for the US Senate as he's stalked by fedora-wearing angels. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Rick GroenMar 3, 2011
Sometimes, a strong premise makes for a weak movie, which ends up drowning in its own clever conceit. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternMar 3, 2011
Two movies for the price of one, though only one of them-a fragmented romance within a ponderous parable-qualifies as a bargain. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley MorrisMar 3, 2011
Whether this movie works for you largely depends on whether you're willing to work for it. To which I say: Bring your gym clothes. Read full review
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie RickeyMar 3, 2011
A movie where the action scenes feel like filler, the romantic leads have little magnetism, and, before long, its metaphysical underpinnings fall to pieces. Read full review
50
ObserverRex ReedMar 3, 2011
A stupid waste of time and talent, but it might be just what his (Damon) fans are waiting for. Read full review
50
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanMar 3, 2011
So despite fine acting and swift pacing and well-managed effects, it falls apart. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesMar 3, 2011
As in Christopher Nolan's Inception, the premise is so mind-boggling and fraught with implications that it tends to obviate the action mechanics of the last couple reels. Read full review
50
Village VoiceJ. HobermanMar 2, 2011
The so-called Plan is derailed! Read full review
50
The New YorkerDavid DenbyFeb 28, 2011
Strange, empty movie, a metaphysical Cracker Jack box without a prize in its empty-calorie depths. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsMar 3, 2011
It's too little premise stretched over too much movie, and while the cast gives it their all, Nolfi's characterless direction only makes the movie feel that much slighter. Read full review
40
MovielineElvis MitchellMar 3, 2011
Maddeningly repetitious. Read full review
40
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinFeb 28, 2011
The doughy Damon and aristocratic Blunt don't match up physically, and they never get any Hepburn-Tracy rhythms going that might create some current. Read full review
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