Just because a movie is smart doesn't
mean it is cool. This is obvious. We can see example of this in many
of Woody Allen's films among plenty of others. However on the
flip-side of that, and what isn't so obvious is just because a movie
is cool, doesn't mean that it is smart. Usually, if a movie is cool,
on some level there is some cleverness going on. The Adjustment
Bureau is a film that is very
cool but also very dumb. It's based on a Phillip K. Dick story, so I
had high hopes for this movie, but once it started to explain itself,
I couldn't help but roll my eyes. It's a basic story of freewill
versus predetermination with a romance at its core which is all fine
and dandy, in fact Endless Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
did that same idea really well.
However, once the movie gets started talking about higher powers and
magic hats, it lost me.
