Release Date: 2/21/2006 Original Release: 2005 Format: DVD Length: 128 minutes Rating:R (MPAA) Rating Reason: for strong violence, pervasive language, sexual content/nudity and drug use. UPC: 794043101366 Studio: Warner Home Video
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 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 harbors 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.
DVD Features
Region 1 Widescreen 2.40 Audio: Dolby Surround EX 5.1 - English Dolby Surround Stereo 2.0 - English Additional Release Material: Featurette - - "I am a Bounty Hunter": Domino Harvey's Life with optional Commentary Bounty Hunting on Acid: Evolution of a Visual Style Deleted Scenes: 9 Scenes Audio Commentary: 1. Tony Scott 2. Richard Kelly 3. Tony Scott 4. Zack Schiff-Abrams 5. Ricahrd Kelly 6. Tom Waits
I liked the movie. I find it perplexing that there are people who couldn't find something about it to appreciate. Strong female lead (although FAR over-glamourized than the real woman that the film... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on July 8, 2007
Reviewed by: Movie Addict
I guess if you like movies where people get blown away, you will find something here. It really seemed as if this was a vehicle for Keira Knightley to show she is more than those sweet roles she had... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on March 5, 2007
Reviewed by: Jessica Film Junkie
This is not a biopic. Yes, Domino Harvery was a bounty hunter, yes, she was the daughter of actor Laurence Harvery (1962's 'The Manchurian Candidate'). That is where reality leaves the film. It is a... Read the whole review at MatchFlick
Posted on December 6, 2007
