Members of the Bureau include Harry Mitchell (Anthony Mackie), Richardson (John Slattery) and Thompson (Terence Stamp). These shadowy and mysterious men dress like private investigators from the 1950s with their hats and suits who engineer events down to something as trivial as someone spilling their coffee to miss a bus, all for the sake of making the world a safer, better place.

Adapted from a short story by Sci Fi writer Philip K Dick and directed by George Nolfi ‘The Adjustment Bureau’ is the latest in the current trend for mind-bending, escapist entertainment in the same mould as ‘Inception’, ‘Limitless’ and ‘Source Code.’

The film follows the struggle between David and the agents of the Bureau as they try to maintain their vow of keeping him on his predetermined path which does not feature his new love Elise. It is essentially a battle between Fate and Choice. Will David and Elise find true love or will they be thwarted by the agents?

I found myself intrigued and engrossed by the film, enjoying its stylistic flourishes and strong visuals, this is a New York City with a lot of light and shadow with plenty of rain also thrown in for good measure! The shadowy agents of the Bureau and their interest in David and Elise made for compulsive viewing and the chemistry between the two leads is totally convincing. The films moody soundtrack is excellent and like all good action dramas ‘The Adjustment Bureau' held my attention from beginning to end.

The only negatives I would direct at the film is that it is all held together by a very thin premise and there is an awful lot of chasing and running, it also seems to have been made with the success of ‘Inception’ very heavily in mind. But these are minor quibbles, I venture that audiences for this film will go to see it purely for entertainment and in that regard it delivers one hundred percent.