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Tony Scott's fanciful melodrama about bounty hunter Domino Harvey, the real-life daughter of British movie star Laurence Harvey, is shot in what the director and his associates have called "heightened reality." That's the term they've coined to define a mélange of photographic and editorial techniques that include time-lapse cinematography on high-contrast stock, tinkering with film processing, jagged editing, and various other tricks. Nobody has accused Domino of being a poster child for narrative clarity, and some detractors have argued that Scott's cinematic hocus-pocus merely dresses up with stylistic affectation what is at heart a routine potboiler. That's not altogether fair, and it unfairly diminishes the outstanding work of Keira Knightley, who contributes a gripping portrayal of a pampered Hollywood brat who once called herself a "natural ringleader and troublemaker" and, as a child, pulled the heads off dolls for amusement. Her willing descent into the seedy netherworld of crime and criminals is vividly depicted. Mickey Rourke supports her with customary flair, portraying the gruff, brutish bounty hunter Ed Moseby, who takes her under his wing. Domino isn't a particularly uplifting picture, but it deserves a modicum of respect for tackling a basically unpalatable subject with style and commitment. Ed Hulse

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The (mostly) true story of a Hollywood princess turned bounty hunter is told in this witty action-drama from director Tony Scott. Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) was the daughter of famed actor Laurence Harvey (played by Jesse Pate) who passed on when Domino was only eight years old. Domino's mother, former fashion model Paulene Stone (played by Jacqueline Bisset and renamed (%Sophie Wynn) in the film), strove to give her daughter a comfortable life, but Domino was naturally rebellious, and after a contentious stint in boarding school, a brief career as a runway model, and a fling with the fashion business, Domino was looking for something more exciting. She found it when he met Ed Mosbey (Mickey Rourke), an ex-con who had gone on to a successful career as a "bail recovery agent" -- in short, a bounty hunter. Ed also taught others how to join his profession, and Domino took his course and joined his team, along with Choco (Edgar Ramirez), a headstrong bail agent who took an immediate fancy to Domino. Domino, Ed, and Choco became a successful team -- successful enough that television producer Mark Heiss (Christopher Walken) asked them to become the subject of a television reality series. However, it was after the cameras were turned on Domino that her life got truly crazy. Bail bondsman Claremont Williams III (Delroy Lindo) had hired Domino and her friends for a risky case, and soon Domino, Ed, and Choco were chasing missing men and money while landing in hot water with both the FBI and the Mafia. Domino was loosely based on Domino Harvey's real life story; sadly her personal life was as reckless as her career, and Domino died as a result of drug abuse on June 27, 2005, after this film was completed. The film also features Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari, Macy Gray, and Dabney Coleman. Mark Deming

Product Details

• UPC: 794043128455
• Source: NEW LINE HOME VIDEO
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby AC-3 Surround Sound
• Editions: Subtitled
• Time: 2:08:00
• Sales Rank: 27,094

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