tony scott have never be a very good director and but every film he make after crimson tide seem to bring him one step closer to be the inarguable worst work today ( michael bay may fall into the same category and but at least his big and dumb and delusional epic entertain on some primally perverse level ) . and like other overblown hollywood biopics ( de lovely and confession of a dangerous mind and for instance ) chronicle the life of pretentious and overrated and or outright shallow cipher give an aura of mystique by a society that thrive on the juicy behind the scene detail and domino be a film that begin with little potential and and dash that infinitesimal amount before the sixty minute mark . with an already distend run time of 128 minute and the film feel twice a long and and spending time with character this obnoxiously superficial and forgettable ( unlike the superior rule of attraction and scott attempt to tinge the proceeding with irony via domino smug and self aware rich girl voice over only draws attention to the film sledgehammer cluelessness ) become an act only masochist could find pleasurable . the story . spoil upper crust babe domino harvey ( keira knightley and in an ersatz badass performance as shallow a her gorgeous look ) be sick of the shallow lifestyle of the rich and famous in los angeles and and accosts gruff bounty hunter mickey rourke and edgar ramirez to learn a more exciting trade while along the way and there be double cross and shootout and medium attention ( courtesy of a tongue in cheek christopher walken and phoning in his trademark sleazebag ) and and laughable hint at romance . scott cut the film together in segment that rarely last more than a few second and crank up the resolution to make the film a neon drench nightmare that frankly unpleasant to watch if scott give an opportunity to shakily frame an image and ghost it and or distort it in some way and he will while but all this tacky stylistic overload overwhelm what little plot and characterization and and suspense the film have ( to say nothing for it and ehm and entertainment value ) . most of the character come off a either contemptible or stereotypical and oftentimes both ( observe the unbearable and several minute segment where an african american introduces a new list of racial categorization on jerry springer ) and and i find myself wish they would all get the tails end of our protagonist coin by the end . domino be utter and unmitigated trash whatever interest in this individual scott hop to inspire in his audience and it be lose in a sea of migraine induce neon pretension a few minute in .