I doubted Keira Knightly in this. I did. Even in Pirates of the Caribbean, where she was meant to be an uppidy princess who becomes a reckless tomboy-esque semi-heroine, she is as sweet as a peach and just as lovely. But girlfriend takes this role, and doesn't just kick its ass, she picks it up by the eyelids, slaps it across the face, asks it who its mama is, and then kicks its ass again.On the DVD cover, they called it "Bounty Hunting on Acid", and boy is it ever. The jarring movements and muted colors of the cinematography were the perfect gritty edge that this movie needed. Not since Novalee Nation have I heard a name like Domino Harvey, and if I didn't know better I would have thought it a figment of a poor imagination. But she was real, this one-time Beverly Hills debutante reject, and she did indeed become one hell of a bounty hunter. The movie takes that and pleads guilty to but is unapologetic about its drastic off course changes into Hollywoodland from the true script of her life. We all know that if an FBI helicopter crashed into the middle of the Las Vegas strip we would have heard about it, but damn is it fun to watch. You know it didn't really happen but it doesn't stop you from doing what a good fiction movie should do: wish that it really did. All of it.
Domino is a woman both sexual and elusive, which makes her even sexier. She knows what she is, and the advantages it presents, and uses them fully, but don't mistake her as a slut. She will just as easily gut you as hear another line of your misogynistic bullshit. You might raise an eyebrow to watch her give a lapdance to save her life (actually, it really works with the movie. They managed to make it believable!), but you will only shout happy words when you see her break Brian Austin Green's nose. And he's not playing a character. He's just Brian Austin Green, playing Brian Austin Green, along side Ian Zeiring, as those two douche bags who semi-starred in the 90210 series. Yes, it is as funny and badass as it sounds, thanks for asking.
Men will enjoy this movie because it is fast paced, a lot of stuff blows up, and you see Keira Knightley's naked breasts long enough to know what they look like. Women will enjoy it because they found Charlie's Angels to be too slutty, and Kill Bill to be too unrealistic and long desperately for a woman who is smart, mean, and real. And her clothes are cute as hell.
I walked away from this movie wanting a few things: Keira's haircut, Lucy Lui to dream about pussy, and to break off Lateesha's fingernails before she put somebody's eye out.
Domino gets the Joon rating of Awesome: Bow to it you ungrateful bastards. And you should. Its that good.
