Domino is the tale of model-turned-bounty hunter Domino Harvey. Keira Knightly is our leading lady, and man oh man does she kick some major ass.
Domino takes place as Domino Harvey explains the events of a heist turned screw-up to a criminal psychologist (Lucy Liu). The narrative of the job gone wrong is fleshed out with vignettes of her life coloring the path that led Domino to being interviewed. Along the way she teams up with bounty hunters Ed and Choco, gets a TV show on the WB and eventually lands a job that has everyone royally screwed. And yeah, it is only loosely based on the life of the real Domino Harvey—it leaves out the bisexuality and drug addiction to name a couple of things.
Knightly is amazing, but when is she anything less? I enjoyed watching her in a tough girl role that isn’t wearing a corset. I would really like to see her taking on more complex roles and hopefully Domino will kick that door wide open. Mickey Rourke is definitely the man, but he is probably the weakest of the main characters. Not in a bad way mind you, but more due to there not being time to develop Ed any more than they do.
Relative newcomer Edgar Ramirez is certainly a pleasure to watch. Can I volunteer to be in the laundromat the next time he disrobes? He was the hardcore Choco who went from being incredibly sexy to dirty and back again in an instant and I want to take him home with me.
Ziering and Green add quite a bit of humor. Not really necessary to the plot in any real manner, the parodies of themselves are random enough to be entertaining and not bothersome. My only disappointment is that Walken isn’t as big a role as the trailers made him out to be.
Article comments
1 - Chris Beaumont
I'm looking forward to seeing this. The look is reminiscent of Tony Scott's last film, Man on Fire. It also seems that he used Walken in a similar role too, a glorified walk-on?
I always take it with a grain of salt whenever a film is based on real events. They always get embellished upon, or changed for dramatic effect. But these aren't meant to be documentaries now, are they?
Nice review, I hope to catch it this weekend.
2 - -E
Thanks. It is definately worth a see. I have read quite a few reviews that didn't like it and think it will leave you deaf and blind and feeling assaulted in the end, but that wasn't the case with me at all.
3 - Chris Beaumont
Sometimes, I like being assaulted. Nothing wrong with having some bombastic screen style. It is a visual medium right? Too many films have a dull look. I always like a director that plays with the look. Scott (both of them) is good at it, as is Tarantino, Rodriguez, Nolan, Cronenberg, Burton, and others
4 - Joanie
I can't wait to go see this movie! The more I started reading about it (after hearing Macy Gray talk about it on the Late Late Show), the more I wanted to see it.
5 - Chris Beaumont
Saw it today, liked it a lot.
6 - Temple A. Stark
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- Temple