The Adjustment Bureau, pre-release review

There has been a lot of talk about Matt Damon’s upcoming new SF film (from a Philip K. Dick story), The Adjustment Bureau. Personally I love some of Damon’s films; those films of his that are dark or tell the story of a truly tortured soul. Damon excels at roles like that, but he occasionally takes lighter roles that suck. This one, to me, looks like it will suck quite deeply and strongly, a la Hoover. I watched those clips on the iO9 website, and asked myself “who cares” before I got half way through them. I doubt I’ll even see this one with my chick. Also, what’s with all the fedoras?

This is the worst makeup job I have ever seen. What was Damon thinking? 🙂

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Published:: 02.11.11 / 6pm

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Omphalos 03.06.11 / 1am

Here’s a review:

http://www.philly2philly.com/entertainment/entertainment_articles/2011/3/4/26519/the_adjustment_bureau_starring_matt_damon_mixes_

I haven’t seen any favorable reviews yet, though one is referenced in the above.
Omphalos 03.08.11 / 4pm

Here is a great article by the esteemed critic and historian Gary Westfahl about the manner in which Hollywood treats Dick in general:

http://www.locusmag.com/Reviews/2011/03/philip-k-diminished-a-review-of-the-adjustment-bureau/

Not sure if this is a defense of the film (or at least the filmmakers) who fell prey to the jackals of Hollywood, or a lashing out at both entities. It feels a little like both in different places. But I think Westfahl makes some excellent points in this article.

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