WHAT IT IS: After a brief stint as a model, Domino, daughter of a Hollywood actor and a Los Angeles socialite, becomes a bounty hunter for the excitement of it.
HOW IT IS: Tony Scott is one of the great action directors. As the action genre has lost lustre since the ’70s and ’80s and there are fewer and fewer directors like Peckinpah and Friedkin in the genre, itself intermingling with adventure or special effects elements, there hasn’t been many directors, I would say, to consistently develop a style and a legacy like Tony Scott has.
Domino is no exception. Written by Richard Kelly, the writer/director of the indie cult hit Donnie Darko, and based (sort of) on the life of the real Domino and a friend of Scott’s, Domino is stylistically intricate, using several techniques developed by Scott through his commercials and his latest films that enhance the narrative. Keira Knightly is unimpressive but sustained by a rich supporting cast, which gives the film unexpected substance like vitamin-filled candy.
Ridiculous, violent, blatantly overexposed, extreme and unrealistic, Tony Scott’s film never pretends to be anything other than what it is: a solid, fun, visceral good time.
IF YOU LIKE: Tony Scott films like True Romance, Enemy of the State or Man on Fire.
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