Redundant and unnecessary.

This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

The first time I watched this film I thought it was maybe the worst movie I had ever seen. It was so overdone, overproduced, and the direction so poor. Moreover, the script was not the strongest. However, you are drawn in by the fact that this is a pretty impressive cast. And it is the cast that saves this film from itself. The three leads deliver, especially Rourke, who is great in everything. You also have Delray Lindo and others aiding the production. In the end, this film is like a drug, it might not be good for you, but I'll be damned if it is not addictive. If you are curious as to the story, I would say it was 99% fiction, even though it claims to be based on a true story, but hey, this is Hollywood.

This movie is done in the style of one of Tony Scott's gritty, yet ultimately heartwarming, action movies. I very much enjoy Tony Scott's style and his movies, especially Man on Fire, with which this movie shares its frenetic visual and cinematic qualities. Domino is not, however, of the same quality of Tony Scott's previous work. It's unfocused, completely abandoning the reality show subplot part way, which is only there for a convenient source of "celebrity hostages." It attempts to be taken seriously as a crime movie, with a colorful cast and more double crosses than one cares to follow. It tries to be clever in its plot twists, despite being terribly telegraphed. However, it breaks character too often and shows itself for what it is: a dark humor movie, a sort of crime fantasy that becomes so ridiculous, it is no longer funny and becomes painful to watch. The over-the-top violence, played for humor, loses its attraction well before the movie is over. Many of the characters are unlikeable and/or racist stereotypes. I will say I liked Mo'Nique as Lateesha, providing this movie with some genuine humor desperately needed in a movie that tries so hard to be funny in so many terrible ways. At the beginning of the movie I was laughing because the movie was trying so hard to be ridiculous; by the end of the movie I was laughing because I couldn't believe that the movie was still desperately trying throw seemingly random bits of plot points together in the apparent hope that something would stick and provide some sort of entertainment. I truly believe that this movie could have been 20-30 minutes shorter without losing anything important. I really wish it had been. The movie's redeeming quality can be found in its main actors, like Mickey Rourke. I can't decide if I like Keira Knightley in this, but I'm sure the movie is better for having her in it. Mo'Nique of course steals every scene she is in. They all tried their hardest to play their characters and it shows. With a better script they definitely could have made this a good movie. As it is, it is simply okay.I was going to give this movie a 5/10 until the scene where Choco performs shotgun surgery on Fender because Domino misheard Claremont's instructions. Wacky misunderstandings like that get me every time.

I cannot begin to tell you how bad this film I cannot even give you a basic storyline too this film because it has unnecessary flashback shots which causes you to become completely lost what is actually happening after about two minutes Into the film. I generally struggled to watch all the way to the end of it what happens to me very rarely, I have taken nothing away from this film apart from feeling slightly frustrated that I wasted my time and money to buy this awful movie, If I can give you any advice do not buy this film. I had trouble even being able too make this review 10 lines as I cannot even fully remember what the story was about that's how little I took away from this movie possibly one of the worst films I've seen in quite a while.

I wouldn't say Domino (2005) is totally worthless. If you can appreciate a film on style alone, then it's an interesting one to look at, with the way it plays with color filters, voice over narration, and editing. But if you're looking for character and plot, then you'll never find it here.Not that there isn't a plot, but the whole thing isn't sewn together well and it flows poorly. The best scenes were the comical ones, but every dramatic moment falls flat. When characters die, you feel nothing. When Domino has ill omens about the future, you feel nothing. Domino herself is a poor protagonist, lacking depth and just along for the ride the whole film.In the end, it's style over substance. And it's a loud and obnoxious style at that, definitely a matter of love or hate. Watch at your own discretion, friends.