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DOMINO
BY BRETT MICHEL


128 MINUTES

Domino Harvey, the Ford-model-turned-bounty-hunter daughter of actor Laurence Harvey, should have been a perfect subject for a movie. Perhaps if someone like Ridley Scott had shot her story, it might even have carried some dramatic weight, as a reflection on a life that burned out too fast, too soon (she died of an accidental overdose at 35, while this film was in postproduction). Alas, this Domino was toppled by Ridley’s far less consistent brother, Tony, who’s merged his own rapid-fire shooting style with Oliver Stone’s brand of multistock collage, creating a 128-minute trailer for another, better movie. As scripted by Donnie Darko’s Richard Kelly, the film doesn’t suffer a lack of invention. Rather, there’s too much. Fitfully entertaining, but for reasons having little to do with the main narrative, Kelly’s script should have focused on developing Domino (Keira Knightley); her mentor, Ed (Mickey Rourke); and her would-be lover, Choco (Edgar Ramirez), whose characterizations are as malnourished as the leading lady.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/newline/domino


Issue Date: October 14 - 20, 2005
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