Well, it is really an accomplishment to waste such an interesting story as the one of Domino Harvey. And yet, Tony Scott manages to do such that in "Domino"... Filmed in a video-clip way, with fast changes of scenes, bright and dizzying colors, and a totally bombastic style in general, the movie really put me off.
Pity, because the script deserved better than that. The story of Domino, daughter of actor Laurence Harvey, is an interesting one to tell: Tired and bored from the high-society life that she belonged to, she made a completely unprecedented move and became a bounty-hunter. Surprisingly (given her background), she proved to be very successful in her eccentric career; so successful in fact, that the TV took an interest in covering her story live. Unfortunately, her whole career got blown to pieces when she and her team were employed to sort out a $ 10 million heist, during which everything got horribly wrong.
Despite the script's potential, the movie does not manage to take off, as I explained above. Even the acting is affected by the filming style, and although we encounter some big names (Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo, Jacquiline Bisset, Chris Walken), they do not show their full potential. Keira Knightley is making an admirable effort to portray this confused, rebellious, and interesting girl, but even she gets stuck in the overall quagmire.
"Domino" could be a really good film. Sadly, it only gets 4/10.
Pity, because the script deserved better than that. The story of Domino, daughter of actor Laurence Harvey, is an interesting one to tell: Tired and bored from the high-society life that she belonged to, she made a completely unprecedented move and became a bounty-hunter. Surprisingly (given her background), she proved to be very successful in her eccentric career; so successful in fact, that the TV took an interest in covering her story live. Unfortunately, her whole career got blown to pieces when she and her team were employed to sort out a $ 10 million heist, during which everything got horribly wrong.
Despite the script's potential, the movie does not manage to take off, as I explained above. Even the acting is affected by the filming style, and although we encounter some big names (Mickey Rourke, Delroy Lindo, Jacquiline Bisset, Chris Walken), they do not show their full potential. Keira Knightley is making an admirable effort to portray this confused, rebellious, and interesting girl, but even she gets stuck in the overall quagmire.
"Domino" could be a really good film. Sadly, it only gets 4/10.