Domino on DVD (2005)

really awful

Gromit from Canterbury , 14/05/2006

I've been trying to work out what it is that I dislike about this film and believe it or not, its not that easy. This film has all of the right ingredients to be great - a kick-ass hero played by a cute actress in the prime of her career supported by an excellent ensemble cast which includes uber-cool veterans Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken. So where could it possibly go wrong? Well, the simple answer is - everywhere. The script is dire, the acting is second rate and it feels like you're being told 'this film is cool' unconvincingly throughout the whole movie. Ms Knightley seems to think that being cool involves chomping on chewing gum, cocking her head slightly and putting her weight on one leg...but this becomes old within minutes of the film starting. Its like having a seventies fashion victim constantly telling you 'hey, I'm cool. I'm the greatest. look at me, no-one has ever been this cool before'. Its pseudo-cool...and it just doesn't work. The first few minutes of the film are like an mtv rock video - slightly sepia action with a mechanised and slightly echoed voice over. But then unfortunately, you soon realise that the director doesn't have any other styles - as this annoyingly echoey voice over continues throughout the film. Its as pretentious as a perfume advert whispered voice-over saying stuff like 'e-ternity...for men' and it just begins to grate after a while. In all honesty I was really upset that the film turned out to be this bad. I really wanted it to work and was really looking forward to disagreeing with the terrible reviews that its received. But unfortunately, they're all correct. There isn't a single redeeming quality about this film other than Knightley's looks - if I could give it a half star I would. It tries too hard to be cool when all they really had to do to achieve that was to tell the story as it was. Therefore it turned out as the embarrassing-uncle-dancing-at-a-wedding equivalent of film cool. Rubbish and cringeworthy.

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Avoid, avoid, avoid!

fifitrixybell from Merseyside , 19/12/2005

This film is not good!

The story line- very loosly based on a true story has the potential to be a really good film, but the direction in which Tony Scott has taken this film is painful. It's disjointed, jerky, and quirky for the sake of it but for no apparant reason.

Even the acting from a stellar cast can't save this film, which is a shame for everyone involved, excpet the director.

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AWFUL

Treenie from London , 11/04/2006

I felt the need to rate this film - because it really was that terrible.... I should have realised it wouold be awful when I read the the blurb on the cover "Kiera Knightly - bounty hunter" (enough said).

Completely incredulous, this one didn't last beyond the first 20 minutes in our house; it's just a shame there isn't a lower rating to give this flick.

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Awful

Paulo from Norwich, England , 12/12/2006

Unfortunately I rented this without looking at the reviews first - something I will not do again. I join the countless others who flicked the switch before the end.

A poor attempt at a stylish thriller, the plot is confusing, the characters dull & the story jumps constantly. Combined with the terrible jittery style of filming this is actually painful to watch, please don't bother!

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DomiNO

chrismorrell from basingstoke [Highly rated reviewer] , 08/07/2008

I gave up after the title sequence.The thing is it's a Tony Scott film,it's all flash bang wallop.( Not always a bad thing 'De JaVu' is pretty good.)

This is notable for an almost plump-faced,VERY boyish looking Kiera,saying 'F' You Cee Kay' quite a lot. In fact ,she says it pre-title sequence,and they seem so proud of the fact ,that it becomes the tag line FOR the title sequence. The opening scenes tell you everything you need to know,including that the character's dad is,apparently Lawrence Harvey?! Eh?

Even the appearance of the astonishingly beautiful Lucy Lui couldnt keep me interested.

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