Tony Scott decided to do an exercise in style and grit: frenetic editing, rewinds, handheld, grainy, and plenty of seamy ugliness. Domino is the hardly-based-on-any-real-story of the alleged daughter of Laurence Harvey who came to Hollywood with her mom after his death in England. Domino becomes a rebel, gets kicked out of a few schools, and starts looking for something exciting to do in the real world. Enter Rourke, Delroy Lindo, and two hired guys (Choco and Alf the Afghan). She haphazardly joins the crew and starts a career that is nearly ended with an infringement on "the mob" which is mostly what the movie covers. Action and violence lovers will be satiated and we learn, along the way that "everybody knew Frank Sinatra".Overall, it was a good story but somewhat tedious to sit through. I don't want to be spoon-fed a story but I would appreciate not getting motion sickness from all the style and art.
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Topic - Domino: Rourke just keeps getting prettier . . . - mr grits 18:23:40 10/16/05 (12)
- When I first saw him in Body Heat, I thought "a superstar is born." A - tinear 11:56:17 10/18/05 (1)
- Re: I don't think so.... - Dave-A 10:24:38 10/21/05 (0)
- Re: "hardly-based-on-any-real-story" - Rob Doorack 09:19:59 10/18/05 (1)
- There was a shot of the real Domino at the very end of the movie standing there smiling . . . - mr grits 21:01:56 10/18/05 (0)
- Re: After one and a hundred face lifting----- - patrickU 08:46:30 10/17/05 (3)
- Mickey was on Letterman (I think) doing promo when he was asked . . . - mr grits 13:26:20 10/17/05 (1)
- he carried on boxing after... - dave c 20:14:14 10/17/05 (0)
- Re: He always had that to fall back on, the ol' charmer... - Jeff Starrs 11:09:22 10/17/05 (0)
- It was that style and art, and now yer review - Road Warrior 20:20:45 10/16/05 (3)
- Romance was great . . . - mr grits 06:56:53 10/17/05 (2)
- Re: ditto... - Jeff Starrs 11:08:02 10/17/05 (0)
- Agreed, what a freekin cast.. * - Road Warrior 08:55:00 10/17/05 (0)