DOMINO

I don't give a fuck if I'm the only person to give this film 5 stars. It was unlike anything I've ever seen! Well, except for maybe Man on Fire. It was perfectly cast, entertaining as hell and starred some of my favorites - Christopher Walken in a role, finally, that offered something a little different from his usual fare (it was mainly his funky glasses!). Mickey Rourke doing what he does best (kicking ass and looking tough) and doing a damn great fucking job at it. And Keira Knightley looking like a pro shootin' off M-16's, twirling knumbchucks and beatin' mother fuckers up while staying super hot for the camera

(and I usually don't like blondes or really skinny girls, so that's saying a lot about her sex appeal - at least for me anyways). And Delroy Lindo's always a great presence!

The only thing I didn't like was the fact that given this is based on an unusual true story (a model who decides to become a bounty hunter) I would have liked to have seen a more character-driven film, not a big Hollywood action film. Now, if I hadn't known about the real girl, this film would be flawless. But since I did know I was let down by that, but I'm not going to count it as a dent in my star rating because the movie itself works. But I went into it the way one who loved a novel goes into a movie based on that novel; you know too much and can't possibly get all of what you're looking to see. I was also hoping for a more depressing version (like Man on Fire again) and something more on the true story side (not "sort of") that really examined this amazing, interesting and troubled girl. Hopefully we'll get Tony Scott (who was a dear friend of the real Domino Harvey), or somebody, to examine her life in another film later on, without a lot of the action and a lot more of this little blonde girl who couldn't help but live life one coin flip at a time.

Note: I got called twice to be an extra in the college party scene where Keira throws the guy on the ground by wrapping her knumbchucks around his neck as he tries to run away. But I didn't feel like it cause it was during the heavy rains and a long drive, plus I had no idea what it was at the time. Aren't I hating myself now, even if it was just an extra role!

Idiot!

Reviewed by Shane Ryan

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