The Adjustment Bureau - Movie Review by Jonathan Kim

[JozieLee318]

Matt Damon is in it . . . nuff said, I'm there.

[MadameMao1]

you should do spoiler alert

[Vudo865]

@jshjamaarify atheism is possibly the only logical form of religion haha

[skdnow]

Jonathan Kim - you rock, Sir!

[masterkayaki]

ending really just sucks

[MidgetguyII]

I really wanted "The Adjustment Bureau" to be amazing, but I was SERIOUSLY let down... = (

[joebharris]

It's impossible not to follow your boner. lol

[MusicfromtheDave]

They have a thing in the floor specially designed to trip people?

[accomplishedjoe94]

everybodies life so they couldnt just freeze half of new york city just so he couldnt get across town because that would effect other peoples lives. People need to lighten up on this movie it was very entertaining and had a great message. In my opinion, dont listen to other people and see the movie for yourselves guys

[accomplishedjoe94]

ok time to vent...first off, for all the people complaining that the trailer made this movie seem like a high speed action movie...at what part of the trailer did you see a gun shot or explosion? Secondly, of course they're gonna let him get the girl in the end. There is enough sadness on earth yet whenever a movie has a hppy ending everyone loses they mind. And well Jonathan, the reason why they couldnt stop him from running down the street is because they have to create the fewest ripples in

[MidgetguyII]

@accomplishedjoe94 I was let down by this movie because the trailer made it seem like an emotionally engaging drama thriller... I saw the movie with high hopes, and I was extremely let down... I was not emotionally engaged, the movie lacked style, and the most intense moment, both emotionally and action-wise, happened when a car almost hit one of the characters (in the middle of the film). It was silly, and I wanted it to be beautiful. It ended up being un-inspired and boring.

[pointlessaccount100]

lmao an ipad app

[PRIVATEAYEIEYE]

Looks like another P. K. Dick concept beaten to death and pissed upon....and they went Christian with it?

Valis would not be pleased.

Oh well, we'll always have Blade Runner.

[93gtir]

This guy actually made me laugh out loud in front of my boss. I didn't see him behind me. I have a disciplinary meeting on Friday because I got caught on youtube. Well worth the laugh though lol .

[captcrais101]

great movie

[mynameaborat993]

a hardcore atheist? that's epic! so much respect.

[omgcheez]

This movie tries to make determinism cool for the kids, but fails to represent it.

[doctender77]

Jonathan Kim is so damned funny! His reviews are so harsh but pretty accurate. This movie started strong but they took the easy way out for the finish. Could've been so much better but still worth watching.... on dvd. Taking a date to movie costs more now than just buying a dvd now so a movie better be pretty freaking good to justify that cost and 95% of movies just don't. Wait until the dvd release on almost everything now.

[shoobedoorocketship]

excellent review, its t he funniest review he has ever done.

how come johnathan is not on the WTF homepage? , cenk rarely does them anymore.

[MrAlexbradley]

this movie was definitely the greatest for a bit

[nhurtbeans]

Thank you Jonathan.

[chaosXspear]

I thought this movie was very entertaining. The inconsistencies weren't too bad except for the water being a weakness (I thought that was ridiculous) But I like the fact that the "Chairman" gave the angels weaknesses. They can't have complete power because they aren't perfect, they have minds more like humans than like gods. They couldn't freeze time on him because they didn't have authorization like the first time. I think all of the rules are what made this film so easy to connect with.

[pandoraxsage]

Someone needs to make Good Omens.

[kathicII]

Again, this background is bad. Just sit in a damn chair.

[chaosXspear]

@kathicII What does the background have to do with sitting in a chair?

[kathicII]

@chaosXspear Sit in a chair in the studio rather than in from of some background.

[brobro1920]

so dull

[MizAlexandria]

The best thing about this movie was their chemistry, they looked really good on screen together but the movie started to do down hill just past halfway though and then totally bombed at the end.

[livingxxgod]

3 things.

1) Dark City is great and I'm glad it received a shout out.

2) This was pretty damn funny

3) Jonathan Kim is a great reviewer

[ValisX]

'flagrantly disobeying god to follow your boner'.... yep, i guess that sums this movie up.

[themoviemavens]

Glad I watched this. Great review.

[ivano1987]

Not only do i TOTALLY disagree with this review but this film should have been reviewd by the entire panel, you guys reviewed red riding hood instead of this?, are you guys HIGH, lmao

[TheDahliaTelegraph]

i knew something was wrong, this sounded like an interesting film...how could that have happened?? then you said 'Philip K. Dick'--ah, i thought, that explains it. we shall see this film, in a few years i expect.

[AmNotHere911]

A turd-rate film walked out two-thirds of the way into the film. Kim's right Inception is to this what the Taj Mahal is to a slum building.

[AmNotHere911]

A turd-rate film walked out two-thirds of the way into the film.

[AllWalksofLife]

They're not tackling the ACTUAL INTERESTING DEBATE - determinism vs. free will! I hate this way of thinking. Free will vs fate? Come on... That's not the real debate going on. At least not among those who care enough to think about it. Technically, we don't have free will, only the illusion of it - and I don't believe in fate or a god. That's the point that should be represented in movies about this kinda pointless debate.

[sera7ares]

If Abraham was in the leading role, we wouldn't have a movie, since he would do what the Bureau told him every time.

[jumar1281]

that was probably the best movie review i have ever seen! Jonathan Kim... for the win!

[QueenLioness84]

"Meaning their not so much the Adjustment Bureau, as the Department of Cock Blockery."

Quote of the month.

[lanxkai]

dear lord why is Jonathan NOT on TYT? put him on TYT! put some of that MSNBC money to good use, or some of that "underground gamer" Gamefly money! Hire him for TYT, he is so great he needs more exposure! He'd actually make TYT watchable w/o Cenk there, omg, Ben and those other 2 cronies CANNOT carry TYT, but with Jonathan...

anything is possible

[abulafia24]

Follow your boner... wasn't that the slogan for Fruit Cocks cereal?

[sk8erpunk597]

is that rating out of 10?

[jsjkim]

@sk8erpunk597 yup

[kimmiesoo]

Good review Jonathan. Hilarious - actually laughed audibly a few times.

[dizzymasekela]

I'd tell God to piss off too, it he stood between me and Emily Blunt.

[arad7613]

Disobey Hollywood and follow you Phillip K. Dick.

[nybrotherman]

Once again kim you are a beast.

Boner - God

[futurestoryteller]

Dude, you were just talking about how bureaucratic they were, do you really think they can just freeze whoever the fuck they want? They even said that only Damon's office was frozen at the time. And Magic hats? Yeah. Fedoras are fucking cool man, I thought that was a nice touch. But uh... the water thing... yeah... -- I thought the same thing. Also the movie turned out to be a gambit, so some of your gripes may be unjustified, but it could be seen as silly, in a 'all a dream' type of way.

[ChiefDen4]

This is why I hate getting professional reviews of movies - it is possible for a movie to be enjoyable if it's predictable or cheesy in some parts.

[EveryoneCry]

Kim is my hero

[cojudo4life]

John Kim is Awesome

[HomoCyborgZombie]

I'm going to yell "FROSTY THE SNOWMAN?!" in the theatres für die lulz

[LOVEluv1]

You totally hit the nail on the head with this one, man. Great review and hilarious to boot.

The movie looked so freaking cool but it really was a disappointment. The hat thing was silly and it really wasn't thought-provoking at all. Matt Damon and Emily Blunt, like you said, were very good though.

[Hun0410]

I was looking forward to this movie. Too bad it's not worth the ticket price. At least I won't be wasting my time and money. Thanks for the review.

[jo05dk]

The not listening to god to follow your boner has so much win in it. Well done sir:-)

Interesting idea. To bad it isn't consistent htroughout. I'm an atheist too, but would have enjoyed the idea of it none the less.

[MrShodan91]

johnny keeps its real man. thumbs up for this guy!

[OcularPolitics]

MAGIC HATS? what the fuck... i was all interested and now this movie looks like a turd XD

[goldenshots]

SPOILER ALERT half way through the review..

[cammameil]

Why is it that Jonathan Kim only reviews movies that he's going to pan? Lately it seems like whenever it is a panel discussion, it is the other three people and they somewhat like the movie (it is usually given around 6 or a 7), but if the movie is crap, they have Jonathan do it alone in front of a blue screen with no discussion or interaction with other people. WTFlick videos with Jonathan's name attached might as well be titled "[movie title] sucks" if that is the role he's been relegated to.

[shoobedoorocketship]

@cammameil that just had a panel for two movies little red hood and battle los angeles they panned.

[indusdolphin]

Did he say that he is a hardcore atheist ? He has gain my respect many folds, Go Kim.

[TheSleepaholic]

@indusdolphin "Hardcore atheist" doesn't make much sense though, as it would be the same as "soft atheist". Being an atheist means having no god. If you don't have something, it doesn't matter how much you are not having it -- you simply don't have it.

[DashCat9]

Please review more movies for WTF, Jonathan.  That was *hilarious*.

[FantasticTeapot]

i love jonathan kim's reviews!! hated the old WTF... sorry

[HDaviator]

1 person didn't follow his boner.

[nelord7000]

the matrix shouldnt be compared to inception matrix didnt blow my mind at all

[SublimePsychedilics]

I want the old WTF back.

[Dahgrostabphri]

Christians will be fine with betraying "God's" plan to "follow their boner" because that's kind of what Christians are all about. They hold a moral high ground until you find out they are just like everyone they are chastising

[neoyorke]

Spot on review!!!

[DimitriGoryenko]

lol funny review

[Richardgwm]

I guess Cenk gave up on What The Flick.

[Dahgrostabphri]

@Richardgwm Nope, Cenk got a gig on MSNBC and he has been busy doing that instead, he hasn't been in CA to work on TYT or whattheflick

[GrimmShadowsII]

I kinda like when he said "The Department of Cockblockery" I couldn't help but let out a lil chuckle when he said that.

[CognosSquare]

This is one of these "this movie could have been awesome, if not for X and Y"-movies.

[moviedude22]

I think he allowed his hardcore atheism cloud his judgement on this one. Jonathan lets be honest, referring to them as Angels in the Christian sense would be plausible, had lead "angel" no 1 J. Slattery been so adept at slinging around word goddammit - on multiple occasions. Which as u may or may not know constitutes Blasphemy. The director and the author chose not to filter out a massive deet like that from the script and ultimately the movie for a reason. The movie was mediocre

[pololopo23]

Man, Jonathan has been on fire lately with awesome reviews!

[D3leriumX]

The Bureau of Cock-blockerry !! hahaha

[Willsturd]

lol, john kim is always so critical!, probably why hes an awesome critic

[trloatis]

Nobody, and I mean NOBODY, does better movie reviews than JK.

[MarmaladeINFP]

I'm a fan of PKD. I've read a lot of PKD's stories, but I haven't read the story this movie is based on. Knowing PKD's views on religion, I suspect the Chairman is the Gnostic Archon rather than the Christian God. Some movies based on PKD stories are awesome & some less so. I can't speak for this PKD adaptation, but I do know that PKD is an acquired taste.

[stewart0312]

Magic hats - ROFL

[ChameleonLost88]

It looks like a meh movie to me, the kind you'd rent and watch at home with some popcorn at your side. But with the details (or non-details) Kim mentions sounds like it would not be a good film to even do that with. Sounds like a typical JJ Abrams film... A good sounding plot but in reality plot holes the size of China...

[Ryan2142]

Holy shit. J. Kim needs to be doing all the What the flick videos...by himself. He's damn excellent

[cores717]

Just let the poor man get laid.

[Pylo01]

Would be more realistic if instead of hats, there was magic underwear.

XD

[HimmuraTube]

Great review Mr Kim...you're like my movie twin.

[unabomberman]

Jeez...when did Kim become such a fucking ASSHOLE?! I LOVE it!

[rorylol]

Short and sweet, Kim is by far my favourite reviewer on WTF.

[mochalex]

Good review, but give us a spoiler warning before you tell us what happens in the final scene.

[Xenda]

This film sounds like an updated version of Dark City!

[sambolo22]

Another hilarious and informative review.  Kim is winning.

[BUCEnGAR]

Another great Kim review!

[Tsunne]

considering inception was a MASSIVE let down that require no thought to keep up with and turned out to be quite predictable with almost no mystery whatsoever... and you say this movie is worse????? i somehow doubt it

[Nayr747]

Seriously the best reviewer out there. Please have him do all the reviews for this channel.

[YuanMizzle]

Movie got a 7/10 from me. I think the water/rain stopped them from freezing time, putting up invisible barriers. I think the doors were gateways, but the hats were "passes" or keys.

[SeeBillyRun]

Great review, I think I'll just read the book.

[azarvash]

this guy is the best reviewer on youtube. scratch that, best reviewer ever! DON DON DON

[Reqrezentin]

This guy equals epicness. 

[alejandroberry17]

I love Jonathan Kim's individual reviews. Keep 'em coming!

[smaakjeks]

Great review, Kim! Religious groaners (e.g. the last third of I Am Legend) are movies I steer clear of.

[alejandroberry17]

I love Jonathan Kim's individual reviews. Keep em' coming!

[greenfire]

This was a fantastic review. Well done

[roningarrison]

I love these short reviews he's got going. Just the right amount of humor, keep doing them plz.

[coolstir10]

i heard this movie is the symbolism for the illuminati? is that true? how?

[isaacADD]

the symbol of the band "Bad Religion"

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[playdrumsmofuxa]

j.kim tell's it like it is! #winning

[YouJussGotCurbed]

follow your boner :)

[BarackMcBush]

How to you come up with a 5.4 rating? How about a 5 or 5.5 or a 6?

[pigslave3]

@BarackMcBush don't worry about it

[playonsir]

@BarackMcBush I'm guessing it's because he doesn't think it deserves a 5.5, so he gives it slightly lower. Ben did something like that on wtflick at one point, so maybe it's the same logic here.

5.2 or 5.3 on the other hand would be kind of ridiculous to me.

I loved this review by the way. Good work Johnathan!

[BarackMcBush]

Magic Hats ...You have to be F*cking Kidding Me!..