The criticisms of Tony Scott's "Domino" were twofold. First, critics claimed the film embellished model-turned-bounty-hunter Domino Harvey's already-colorful life to an absurd degree. Second, scribes said the film's manic, occasionally random editing bordered on sensory overload. Synesthesia Rule #1: If you can already taste the color blue and hear the sound of a potato crying, you don't need another hit of acid. So in order to compete for an Oscar, perhaps Jim Jarmusch or Gus Van Sant could take the reins and direct a slow, contemplative film about Domino's more mundane everyday life. In long, unbroken shots, Domino reads the paper, does the dishes, and clips her toenails. Now that's profound.
Nominations: Best Editing
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The already larger-than-life story of Domino Harvey, a former Ford model turned bounty hunter, takes on mythological proportions in Tony Scott's (True Romance, Man On Fire) fast-paced thriller. Unfolding in a nonlinear fashion as a bloodied Domino (Kiera Knightley) is interrogated by iron-faced Officer Taryn Miles (Lucy Liu), the film traces the trajectory of Domino's tumultuous life. Beginning with the death of her beloved father, the actor Laurence Harvey (The Manchurian Candidate), Domino develops into a hard-nosed, scrappy young woman who trains with nunchucks beside her mother's luxurious pool and responds violently to anyone who crosses her. Bored with the runway and the glamorous LA life, Domino shows up for a bounty-hunter seminar. Catching the "teachers" of the seminar as they try to cut and run with the proceeds, she manages to win their respect and joins their team. This consists of Ed Mosbey (Mickey Rourke), the tough-as-nails leader and Domino's surrogate father, and Choco (Edgar Ramirez), an impulsive Venezuelan who harbors a not-so-secret love for Domino. The three form a kind of family, working under Claremont Williams (Delroy Lindo), who "plays Charlie to their three angels." For a time they are unstoppable, even agreeing to let the slimy Mark Heiss (Christopher Walken) produce a reality-TV show about them, which is hilariously hosted by Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green (Beverly Hills 90210). But when Claremont orchestrates a complicated inside job in order to raise the money for his granddaughter's doctor bills, the precarious balance within the trio is disturbed. Tom Waits stands out in a cameo as a wise wanderer who advises the lost bounty hunters. More...
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The criticisms of Tony Scott's "Domino" were twofold. First, critics claimed the film embellished model-turned-bounty-hunter Domino Harvey's already-colorful life to an absurd degree. Second, scribes said the film's manic, occasionally random editing bordered on sensory overload. Synesthesia Rule #1: If you can already taste the color blue and hear the sound of a potato crying, you don't need another hit of acid. So in order to compete for an Oscar, perhaps Jim Jarmusch or Gus Van Sant could take the reins and direct a slow, contemplative film about Domino's more mundane everyday life. In long, unbroken shots, Domino reads the paper, does the dishes, and clips her toenails. Now that's profound.
Nominations: Best Editing
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