Matt Damon and Emily Blunt headline The Adjustment Bureau, which uses the short story The Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick as it’s launching point. Nolfi not only directed but he wrote the screenplay as well, delivering an entertaining sci-romance.

Damon is David Norris, a politician on track to be the next representative from New York. When he makes a brief connection with a brilliant, and funny dancer, Elise Sellas (Blunt) they practically fall in love instantly.

But they aren’t supposed to be together. There’s a plan, and The Adjustment Bureau makes tweaks in our daily reality to keep things according to design. But David and Elise are intent on getting together, and that brings him into conflict with Richardson (John Slattery) and his adjustment team.

Fighting against those who can change the rules of time, space and perception, David keeps looking for a way to connect with Elise.

But what is he really up against?

An agent within the Bureau, Mitchell (Anthony Mackie) gives him some info on the nature of the organization and their work, but why are they so intent on keeping David and Elise apart? Thompson (Terrence Stamp) outlines what they can be together, and what they can be apart. This brings in questions of love, choice, and how we affect one another when we interact, and how the world can be changed. And so can the heart.

As David throws everything into one last attempt to be with Elise, all the stops are pulled and the story leans into its heart, its adventure, and a little bit of a spiritual overtone as it hints that the Chairman (person?) is divine and has a plan.

The Adjustment Bureau is a solid film, and features two likable actors delivering a film that works great for date night. There’s the sci-fi angle and the romance. And lots of questions for both sides to puzzle through and talk about afterwards.

It’s an interesting world that Nolfi creates on-screen, and though I haven’t read Dick’s original short story, I may have to pick it up to learn what the source material was like.

The film features a sweeping and intimate score by Thomas Newman, which perfectly for the images the film delivers, and while you know that the characters are going to end up together, it’s fascinating to see the world that the live in, and makes you wonder about our own.

Blunt is wonderful, as always, and Damon makes his performance look easy, and they make a wonderful on-screen couple. This one was a fun watch, and if you are looking for something for Valentine’s Day in a couple of weeks, this one could fit the bill.