Reel Lessons

Reel Lessons: The Adjustment Bureau

Sometimes fate needs a helping hand... from the men in hats.

What's this about men in hats
Also known as caseworkers from the Adjustment Bureau.

The movie is loosely based on a short story by Philip K Dick, which imagines a world in which fate is determined by a mysterious figure known as the Chairman and enforced by special agents.

In hats
Yes, but they're no ordinary hats. They're magic hats that turn the everyday world into a series of interconnected portals, allowing the caseworkers to get around downtown New York even quicker than a bicycle courier, and much safer.

Sounds like another Matrix rip-off. What's the story
An...

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