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Domino (2005)

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Reviews Counted: 145 Fresh: 27  Rotten:118 Average Rating: 3.9/10
 
Consensus: The life story of model-turned- bounty-hunter Domino Harvey struggles to get out of this overwrought and excessive biopic.
 

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Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Theatrical Release: Oct 14, 2005 Wide

Box Office: $10,137,232

Synopsis: 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... 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]

Genre: Action/Adventure

Starring: Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari, Christopher Walken

Director: Tony Scott
Screenwriter: Richard Kelly, Toby Emmerich
Producer: Samuel Hadida, Victor Hadida, Tony Scott

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Feb 21, 2006

[DVD Details]
  • Domino
  • A trademark Tony Scott film and starring Keira Knightley, Domino presents an entertaining mix of gritty action and a sharp visual style. The film is inspired by the life of Domino Harvey, a former model who rejected her privileged Beverly Hills life to become a bounty hunter.
  • Source: Warner Home Video
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    01/08/08
    Gary Dowell
    Baltimore City Paper
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    4/5

    Domino is one insane gibbering beast, leagues more idiosyncratic than the average action flick.

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    07/30/07
    Rob Gonsalves
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    a twisted head spinner of a biopic, where myth is always racing hot on the heels of a fugitive reality.

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    07/04/07
    Anton Bitel
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    3.25/5

    A well-paced action movie, if a little long, with an unusual feeling of surrealism behind the action.

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    04/08/07
    Jette Kernion
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    10/03/06
    Joseph Proimakis
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    2/4

    No doubt an interesting story could be told about her life, but this standard-issue assault on the senses isn't it.

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    09/22/06
    Peter T. Chattaway
    Christianity Today
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    3/4

    Sometimes sound and fury can be quite something in its own right--and for a true character (in every sense) like Domino, it's enough.

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    07/26/06
    Michael Dequina
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    05/12/06
    Jim Lane
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    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine
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    C-

    All-sizzle, no-substance.

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    03/19/06
    Nick Schager
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    3/5

    Os personagens são interessantes, o filme tem energia, mas o roteiro se perde a partir da metade da trama e os habituais excessos estilíticos de Scott mantém o espectador à distância.

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    02/09/06
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    This is a ridiculous movie. But is it fun-ridiculous, like Scarface? Might it go on to become a cult item? I suspect not.

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    02/07/06
    Kurt Loder
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    Domino looks like what an Avid might vomit up after partially digesting the digitized footage. It's flashy as hell, but the amphetamine-fueled method is compensating for a distinct lack of substance.

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    12/09/05
    Mark Pfeiffer
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    When a film is more conducive to a scholarly dissection than a consumerist examination, the film is incredibly clever, pragmatic, or pretentious. In the case of Domino, it's all of the above.

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    12/06/05
    Stina Chyn
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    With lashings of style and substance to match, Domino fascinates as a story of rebellion

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    11/25/05
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    1.5/4

    Ugly, in every sense of the word.

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    11/10/05
    Sean O'Connell
    Charlotte Weekly
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    A bit of a mess, but it's one hell of an entertaining mess.

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    11/10/05
    Jeff Otto
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    It's an ambitious but emotionally vacuous exercise in style over substance.

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    11/09/05
    Todd Jorgenson
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