Keira Knightley, Christopher Walken, Mena Suvari

The daughter of respected actor and matinee idol Lawrence Harvey, and model-turned-socialite Sophie Wynn, Domino Harvey was born into a life of wealth and privilege -- a lifestyle that did not interes...( read more  read more... )t her. Even from her earliest years, Domino rebelled against convention and the jet set. When Domino was only eight, her beloved father passed away and her mother looked to the stability of boarding school in a misguided attempt to tame her wild child. But nothing could repress Domino's fiery nature -- not friendships, not school, not her mother's high society. Even the extraordinary excesses paraded before her during a brief stint at modeling paled in comparison to her own escapades. Not until she stumbled upon a job seminar recruiting aspiring bounty hunters was her thirst for excitement at long last quenched. To Sophie's horror, Domino not only fell in love with the job but also with her fellow adventurers, who over the years would become her family.

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Directed by: Tony Scott

Release Date: October 14, 2005

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  • January 22, 2008
    An immensely thrilling actioner that packs a hard & long punch. Keira Knightley delivers her best badass action-heroine performance since "Pirates Of The Caribbean".
  • August 4, 2009
    A shockingly bad movie by Tony Scott, who can do so much better. Considering what a cast he got together for this, the result is even more tragic. As it is, Christopher Walken and Mickey Rourke make for the few highlights of the film, as well as the Beverly Hills 90210 stars maki...( read more)ng fun of their own image. The rest is a nightmare for spastics, considering that hardly an image stays in screen for longer than two seconds, often combined with a shaky cam and or a zoom. That's wanna-be cool but is just nerve-wracking. The plot isn't much to write home about either, the Jerry Springer show-scene, the drug trip or Tom Waits showing up randomly as preacher are horribly pointless and embarrassing scenes. There isn't even a lot of good action to make up for all that, the movie pretends to travel at a speed it doesn't really have. Most of the time that's not boring, but it doesn't help you giving a shit about any of the characters either. In the end you just want it to be over and shrug away the memory. Only Keira's naked is worth a raised eyebrow, but considering the sex scene happens right after they survived a car crash shows what drugs the creators must have been on. Now let's crawl out of this wreck and fool around, yes? Media and cops = stupid, bounty hunters = cool. Yeah, yeah, I get it.
  • June 7, 2009
    "Heads you live, tails you die."

    First of all, it's obvious that Tony Scott doesn't match the talent that his older brother Ridley has. Tony Scott does have a great movie in his credits, 'Man on Fire', some good flicks like, 'Crimson Tide', 'Enemy of the State', 'True Romance' a...( read more)nd a macho, semi-gayish tribute to Navy pilots, which will be remembered forever, 'Top Gun'. The thing that connects all of his movies together is simply put the action. Like my fellow Finn, Renny Harlin, Scott can do decent action but his star is sliding down because of his mediocre films that he has made recently.

    The story of 'Domino' is so weak and uninteresting. How in hell can a story about a feeble model turned bounty hunter get you interested? One reason could be Keira Knightley, who's always a joy to look at... except in this one. All her charm is gone, she's not convincing as the lead so all there is, is a girl who looks like a bastard child of Sarah Connor. You know... John Connor's mom.. From 'Terminator'.

    Some "surprising" plot twists are put in to the movie as a weak attempt to make the movie more interesting. But the showdown in the end, the one between Domino's gang, the mafiosos and a billionaire who got robbed is so lame. The thing that aces it all is when Keira copies Rambo by shooting a bunch of people with two assault rifles in her anorectic hands. The recoil would've thrown her on her butt within a second after pulling the trigger. But this is movie magic!

    And of course, when there's absolutely no need for a sex scene, Tony Scott puts one in. This is just a mid comment...

    The editing and the filters that worked well in 'Man on Fire', gave me a terrible headache in 'Domino'. The camera is too shaky and the bad use of music crowns it all. Bad filmmaking, that's all.

    On the positive side, I did enjoy Lucy Liu and the two guys that I remember from the crappy TV show 'Beverly Hills, 90210', Brian Austin Green and Ian Ziering. The guys brought some comedy to the movie, portraying themselves which was a nice thing. This shows that "celebs" can make fun of themselves.

    'Domino' is by far the worst Tony Scott movie I've seen. I really can't come up with any good aspects that would make the film worth a look. Well, if you're a fan of Keira and her nipples, then you might wanna waste two hours of your life. Or then skip directly to the nipple scene and get off with a 10 second effort.

    "It's a great day to die!"
  • December 6, 2008
    "Based on true story'.... 'sort of' plays on the opening screens- well, that's stretching it just a bit. Overall, Domino is an enjoyable action film. From my perspective, it may be one of the best performances by Keira Knightly. Mickey Rourke and Edgar Ramirez are perfectly c...( read more)ast. Scott did a fine job of directing and the cinematography is very interesting.
  • October 12, 2008
    Almost unbearable, pointless, epileptic, artsy-fartsy action crap from Ridley Scott's less talented little brother.
    It seems like an enormous deal of pretentiousness, self-indulgence and lack of taste runs in the family.
    Choppy and exasperating trash.
  • November 20, 2009
    One of Tony Scott's best and a great script from Richard Kelly. The flawless casting of Kiera Knightley made the film a true masterpiece. Mickey Rourke and Christopher Walken were extremely good as well. It's a great biography that feels completely different than anything attempt...( read more)ed before.
  • October 26, 2009
    Keira Knightley damn cool
  • October 24, 2009
    I LOVE THIS MOVIE!!!
  • October 23, 2009
    Really good movie. It was sad that Domino died in real life.
  • October 18, 2009
    DOMINO (2005)
    dir. by Tony Scott
    cast. Keira Knightley, Mickaey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez

    This film is all style and no substance. I hate this style but Im sort of an undeclared Tony Scott fan, I think he is the best with this way of making films, I appreciate his talent and

    ...( read more) always seem to like his movies for some odd reasons. Dont hate me, this is one of my guilty pleasures.

    Domino is - sort of - based on a true story about a former model who becomes a bounty hunter and end up having a reality show about her job. Keira Knightley and Mickey Rourke give fairly good performances while Chirstopher Walken is fun, as usual.

    Everything is over-the-top here, the acting, the edting, the cinematrography and the action sequences but its definitely entertaining to me. Richard Kelly's script is confusing as hell with too many characters and subplot but it doesnt take itself very seriously. There is some kind of commentary about fame and Hollywood - with former Beverly Hills 90210 stars - and that stuff is good and funny in a way. It tries to be deep sometimes but it doesnt really work and it ends up giving you a headache out of dizziness created by all the confusion.

    Some - lots - may dislike it and its understandable but I appreciated every minute of it. Fun - sort of.

Critic Reviews


February 7, 2006
Kurt Loder, MTV

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

October 14, 2005
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer

Domino is less a movie than a hyperkinetic slide show -- presented during a nuclear attack. full review

October 14, 2005
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Domino is amusingly decadent for a while but eventually wears you out. Two eyeballs are not enough to see it with. full review

October 14, 2005
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The picture is an exercise in exploitation joi de vivre, and your enjoyment of it will depend on your tolerance for shameless, reckless, unredemptive violence with relatively little artistic or spirit... full review

October 14, 2005
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle

The problem with Scott's film and Keira Knightley's performance as the bounty hunter is its bored delirium, a daze of scattershot ennui that prioritizes hipster carnage and flashy cuts over intelligib... full review

October 14, 2005
Edward Havens, FilmJerk.com

Scott's exasperating all flash, no substance approach to storytelling is exactly why his latest film... works as little as it does. full review

October 13, 2005
David Edelstein, Slate

Manages the feat of literally spelling things out and being utterly incoherent. full review

October 13, 2005
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune

Here is a movie so bad it's ... no, actually it's still bad. full review

October 13, 2005
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

Did I admire Domino? In a sneaky way, yes. It's fractured and maddening, but it's alive. full review

October 7, 2005
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

She deserved better. full review

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Comments


  • atibari
    June 20, 2007
    I liked it too much.The story,actors especially Keira are great.Needs to be watched
  • pantango72134
    March 17, 2007
    Loved the movie... But why couldn't they use the kiss song domino in the movie.. it fits so perfect....
    http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6k1o_keira-knightley-domino-a-tribute
    The striptease is here. http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xvhsn_keiraknightleysexydance
  • WhenUCryWalKing
    January 21, 2007
    I loved this movie soo much I don't understand why people wouldnt but I guess that is there opinion

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