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Domino [2005]
from Entertainment in Video
starring Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari
directed by Tony Scott

Features:

• PAL

Editorial Review:

Loosely based on the real life story of the late bounty hunter Domino Harvey, Keira Knightley quickly sheds her softer image here with an unflinching performance in the title role. As Domino, she brandishes guns, reacts against anyone who crosses her, and isn’t above a lapdance to get her out of a tight spot. Yet it’s the partnership she forms with Mickey Rourke’s Ed Mosbey, her leader and effectively surrogate father, that sits at the core of this good-but-uneven movie, and allows both actors to excel in their roles.

The story is told in flashback, as Domino is interrogated by Lucy Liu’s police detective. From there, it follows the story of Domino’s life, from her tragic early days, through to meeting Mosbey and her subsequent life as a bounty hunter. And, laced with strong performances and some nicely-constructed sequences, for long periods the film works well. Working against it at times though is director Tony Scott’s (Man On Fire, Crimson Tide, True Romance) over-fussy directorial style, which is very much take it or leave it, but does at times get in the way of the storytelling. At the point where you want him to focus on what’s happening, there’s just one too many flashy shots or quick edits.

Still, Domino works, and is suitably removed from the glossy, vacuous action movie you may be expecting. It’s very stylised, but the script from Donnie Darko’s Richard Kelly covers its bases well. And while the film itself isn’t without a couple of problems, the end result is still well worth watching.--Simon Brew

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 2.5 / 5.0

• 1 of my favourite films ever!
  This is one of my favourite films ever! i never ever understood why there's 1 star rating's of it, i think its got a really really good story, its based on the real life domino harvey, its got great action in it, its got lafs in it, its got some romance and got a very likeable cast, keira knightley is amazing in the film, along with the rest of the cast, i strongly recomend this film to any action lover, or to any one who is reading this review and has searched for this film, you wont be dissapointed its... more info

• Kinda Pretty
  Despite the VERY annoying 'heads you live, tails you die', repeated throughout the movie, this is actually a lot better than I thought it would be.
  It's not great, but hey, it is entertaining.
  Keira Knightley is stunning in this film, and though the love story element is a little overwrought, Mickey Rourke's character makes up for it in laughs.
  Worth a watch, but don't take it too seriously.

• Hmmm...
  I'm not sure what to make of Domino, one minute I thought it was a fantastic action film, the next I thought it was completely boring. The story was hard to follow so you can't take your brain while watching it, but Keira Knightly gives a great performance as Domino Harvey, very different to her usual roles. All in all, an average film.

• No Stars - Step away.. from the DVD..
  I rented this movie with some friends, all of whom have very varied (and respectful!) taste in film. As soon as it started, we were completely unconvinced by Knightley's performance, probably because she normally plays more 'prim and proper' roles. Her heightened, unmistakably English voice in Domino absolutely grated on me. The plot was so lame that we gave up half way through becasue we were BORED AS. Don't even bother... If you must, watch Pirates of the Caribbean instead.

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