“The Adjustment Bureau” — the new Philip K. Dick-inspired thriller about an otherworldly crew of mystery men who mean to ensure that God’s master plan unfolds just as intended — brought at least one of its stars to tears. And no, it wasn’t Matt Damon, who absorbs a surprise shot to the gut from his on-screen love interest, played by Emily Blunt.
It was Blunt herself, the London-born star of 2006’s “The Devil Wears Prada” and last year’s “The Young Victoria,” whose six-day-a-week training in New York with Swan Pouffer, artistic director of the Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, left her battered and emotionally bruised.
“I threw my hip out and my shoulder, and I found a Chinese massage parlor around the corner from my apartment in Tribeca where a lady would beat the crap out of me for $38,” says Blunt, 28, who plays a ballerina on the eve of her big break in “Bureau,” opening Friday.
Did her teacher sympathize?
Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Michael Kelly, Terence Stamp
Written and directed by George Nolfi
Rated PG-13
Running time 1 hour 39 minutes