Production Year: 2005 - Action/Adventure - Director: Tony Scott - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Riz Abbasi, Christopher Walken, Mena Suvari, Lucy Liu, Edgar Ramirez, Mickey Rourke, Keira Knightley
The already larger-than-life story of Domino Harvey, a former Ford model turned bounty hunter, takes on mythological proportions in Tony Scott's (TRUE ROMANCE, MAN ON FIRE)... more
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Production Year: 2000 - Action/Adventure - Director: Joseph McGinty - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring:Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Kelly Lynch, Tim Curry, Sam Rockwell, Crispin Glover
Actor(s): Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari, Christopher Walken, Riz Abbasi
Director(s): Tony Scott
Genre: Action & Adventure
Classification: 15 years and over
Production Year: 2005
Video Category: Feature Film
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS
Languages
Main Language: English
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DVD Description
The already larger-than-life story of Domino Harvey, a former Ford model turned bounty hunter, takes on mythological proportions in Tony Scott's (TRUE ROMANCE, MAN ON FIRE) fast-paced action thriller. Unfolding in a nonlinear fashion as a bloodied Domino (Kiera Knightley) is interrogated by iron-faced Officer Taryn Miles (Lucy Liu), the film traces the trajectory of Domino's tumultuous life. Beginning with the death of her beloved father, the actor Laurence Harvey (THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE), Domino develops into a hard-nosed, scrappy young woman who trains with nunchucks beside her mother's luxurious pool and responds violently to anyone who crosses her. Bored with the runway and the glamorous LA life, Domino shows up for a bounty-hunter seminar. Catching the teachers of the seminar as they try to cut and run with the proceeds, she manages to win their respect and joins their team. This consists of Ed Mosbey (Mickey Rourke), the tough-as-nails leader and Domino's surrogate father, and Choco (Edgar Ramirez), an impulsive Venezuelan who harbours a not-so-secret love for Domino. The three form a kind of family, working under Claremont Williams (Delroy Lindo), who plays Charlie to their three angels. For a time they are unstoppable, even agreeing to let the slimy Mark Heiss (Christopher Walken) produce a reality-TV show about them, which is hilariously hosted by Ian Ziering and Brian Austin Green (BEVERLY HILLS 90210). But when Claremont orchestrates a complicated inside job in order to raise the money for his granddaughter's doctor bills, the precarious balance within the trio is disturbed. Tom Waits stands out in a cameo as a wise wanderer who advises the lost bounty hunters.
Advantages: Great Storyline Characters And Actors Disadvantages: Not A True Likelyness Of Domino Harvey
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This film is meant to be loosely based on the life of Domino Harvey. However the only similarities there are that can be mentioned is the upbringing and job of the character.
The character Domino Harvey played by Kiera Knightley (Pirates Of The Caribbean / Bend It Like Beckham) is a girl who is from a well of background. She is english with an actor dad who died when she was young. This led to her becoming rebellious, Her mother soon married the owner of hard rock cafe and Domino was placed in boarding school with her pet fish Sammy . When Sammy dies she decided never to become emotionally attatched to anything ever again. Domino faces a short time as a model but this obvious does not fit her fiery temper and decides this isnt for her.
When Domino sees an advert to become a bounty...
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Advantages: A fair bit of action, Kiera's accent Disadvantages: Confusing, story not portrayed well
...I bought this ex-rental from Blockbuster recently as my hubby likes Kiera Knightly.
It is a story of Domino Harvey, the model turned bounty hunter, daughter of Lawrence Harvey, British actor.
Domino is played by Kiera Knightly who is very harsh and firey in this film.
The film starts with Domino talking to an FBI agent (Lucy Lui), presumably she has been arrested for something but at this time we do not know what. Domino goes on to tell her story, how she was a bit of tom-boy and how her mother left her at a boarding school in England when her father died, which Domino was expelled from. Her mother then moved to the USA where Domino found an advert in a paper for a bounty hunter seminar. She went along and it was a bit of a scam.
Meeting with the person running the seminar, Ed Moseby (Micky Rourke), Domino ends up joining his...
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Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful
Advantages: lots of action, good performance from Knightley and a interesting storyline Disadvantages: becomes quite hard to follow at some stages
...A very good film to watch. It keeps you guessing all the way and the action and fight scenes keep you hooked. Some say this film is based on a true story, and to be honest it's hard to tell whether it is or not. There's a appearance from an unknown woman as the credits role which may be 'Domino Harvey,' but this is irrelivant to the story.
The film follows Domino (played by Keira Knightley) from childhood to retirement as a bounty hunter and shows how her work collegues become her family-as the only people she can trust. I was surprised Knightley managed to play the daring, dangerous Domino so well, a role I wouldn't have labelled her as being able to do, but credit to her.
If you like action films and a good plot, then don't miss out on this film...
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somewhat helpful 24.07.2007
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