Domino
I was afraid that this would be all the negative things I avoided it for in the first place – basically, the general criticism it’s received, that Tony Scott in general has often (unfairly in my opinion, though it stands here) received: that classic poison arrow of critics – all style, no substance. The first 10 minutes didn’t do much to convince me otherwise. But for the most part, I think this movie, though vastly overlong, definitely errs on the good side of all that criticism implies. Sometimes the MTV edits and, err, for want of a better word, sh*t become just ridiculous – but it never entirely makes me lose my newfound love of Tony Scott (let’s face it, with Man on Fire and Deja Vu, it’d take a lot) It’s manic in its business, so manic I probably couldn’t really relate the story to you at all right now if you asked – but it’s admirable in its own way just for being so manic. It’s one of those movies where you get the impression the film makers knew exactly what was going on in the frame at all times, even if you never quite latch on yourself. It’s certainly Keira Knightley’s best role outside of the original Pirates movie, that I’ve seen at least, that’s for sure, even if her voiceover stuff gets a little annoying at times.. It comes together really well in the end and for now I guess all I want to really say is it deserves a second viewing, and I’ll certainly give it that.