Pirates of the CaribbeanstarKeira Knightley’s panned action thriller has free streaming in its cross hairs. Loosely based on an incredible true story, 2005’sDominofinds Knightley taking the lead as a former model, who decides to ditch the catwalk in favor of bounty hunting.
Directed bythe late, great Tony Scott, Domino is based partly on the life of Domino Harvey, the daughter of stage and screen actor Laurence Harvey, who did indeed leave fashion modeling behind to become a Los Angeles bounty hunter. Featuring an all-star cast that includes Mickey Rourke, Édgar Ramírez, Delroy Lindo, Mena Suvari, Mo’Nique, Lucy Liu, and Christopher Walken alongside Knightley,Dominois set to land on the free streaming platformTubifrom March 1, and you can check out the official synopsis below.
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“In this film loosely based on a true story, Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley), a former model, is now a bounty hunter who has been arrested for robbing an armored car. During interrogation, she claims innocence and tells her story. Harvey became a pupil of Ed Moseby (Mickey Rourke), who ran a course for aspiring bounty hunters. Along with Choco (Edgar Ramírez), the three of them became a successful team. But, when a bail bondsman (Delroy Lindo) offered a job, they faced a complicated frame-up.”
‘Domino’ Proved Divisive Among Critics & Audiences at the Time
Dominowas savagely panned by critics upon release, landing a score of just 18% on Rotten Tomatoes. The action thrillerfared somewhat better with audiences, but didn’t quite manage to lift itself out of being “rotten,” with a rating of 56% on the Popcornmeter. “The life story of model-turned- bounty-hunter Domino Harvey struggles to get out of this overwrought and excessive biopic,” the critics’ consensus reads.
Despite the efforts Keira Knightley, who transformed for the role, and director Tony Scott,Dominowas also a major flop at the box office. The action thriller managed to gross just $23.5 million at the worldwide box office against a budget of around $50 million. Despite this, now the movie is all set to stream for free, it’s well worth rediscovering.
Best recognized for her role as Elizabeth Swann in thePirates of the Caribbeanfranchise,Dominostar Keira Knightley recently returned to the world of guns, violence, and deception in the Netflix spy seriesBlack Doves. Thankfully, this time around, Knightley’s action efforts have found much more success, with the series landing a hugely impressive score of 94% from critics on Rotten Tomatoes. Knightley went on to receive a Golden Globe nomination for her performance as Helen, the wife of the Secretary of State for Defence who is secretly a spy, withBlack Doveshaving since been officially renewedfor a second season.
