When studio heads heard rich chick who became a bounty hunter I'm sure they jumped at the chance to own the rights. When Keira Knightley signed on the play the lead and cut her hair, people were shocked and intrigued. After Mickey Rourke and names like Christopher Walken and Delroy Lindo rounded out the cast, the movie screamed big hit. Unfortunately great story and big hit don't always go together.
Keira Knightley, as Domino, Mickey Rourke, perfect as tough boss Ed and newcomer, at least in Hollywood, Edgar Ramirez as the very sexy Choco are the main characters on this trip into the life of bounty hunters. The plot is in the style of many of the English gangster movies of late. People from all over tied in together and the storyline a little out of order. The style of shooting might bother some people. With quick turns and shaky work some might get queasy but it helps get the feel of what things are like in the midst of the action. One of the film's strong points were the colors. The grainy look of the film combined with very dark and very dirty colors put you in this frame of mind and attitude that fit everything together.
Although the acting was perfect and it was fun to watch the action, I wasn't so sure I go to know any of the characters. In the complicated web of a story we didn't have time to really get to the other characters besides Domino. Choco and Alf, played by Rizwan Abbasi, were the characters that provoked the most interest. I wish we had gotten to know more about them. But perhaps Domino herself didn't know them or character development took a backseat to another shot of something twisted. Whatever the reason, I found myself just waiting for an ending, not caring either way.
In the trailer, Domino says "We all fall down" in her matter of fact way. Sadly this film manages to do just that. Even though so much of it is right, enough of Domino is wrong to throw things off balance and let it fall. Domino Harvey passed away just a few months ago. She never got a chance to see her story, interpreted by Tony Scott, reach the big screen. The film of her life relates the action, but not the passion.
Keira Knightley, as Domino, Mickey Rourke, perfect as tough boss Ed and newcomer, at least in Hollywood, Edgar Ramirez as the very sexy Choco are the main characters on this trip into the life of bounty hunters. The plot is in the style of many of the English gangster movies of late. People from all over tied in together and the storyline a little out of order. The style of shooting might bother some people. With quick turns and shaky work some might get queasy but it helps get the feel of what things are like in the midst of the action. One of the film's strong points were the colors. The grainy look of the film combined with very dark and very dirty colors put you in this frame of mind and attitude that fit everything together.
Although the acting was perfect and it was fun to watch the action, I wasn't so sure I go to know any of the characters. In the complicated web of a story we didn't have time to really get to the other characters besides Domino. Choco and Alf, played by Rizwan Abbasi, were the characters that provoked the most interest. I wish we had gotten to know more about them. But perhaps Domino herself didn't know them or character development took a backseat to another shot of something twisted. Whatever the reason, I found myself just waiting for an ending, not caring either way.
In the trailer, Domino says "We all fall down" in her matter of fact way. Sadly this film manages to do just that. Even though so much of it is right, enough of Domino is wrong to throw things off balance and let it fall. Domino Harvey passed away just a few months ago. She never got a chance to see her story, interpreted by Tony Scott, reach the big screen. The film of her life relates the action, but not the passion.
