Steve Martin’s novella might be a wonderful story but you’d have a hard time convincing anyone of that after they see this pretentious and emotionless thud of a movie. This movie is a mess of bad direction, odd editing, and both over the top and totally unemotional acting. One of the biggest disappointments of the year.
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What an entertaining ride. Although rather messy and with more than a couple of flaws, Domino delivers one of the most enjoyable and watchable films this year. Comparison to Tarantino’s Kill Bill are probably inevitable, but this is a far superior film with actual heart. And damn, is it fun!!
Domino Harvey (Keira Knightley) is a glamour girl with a thirst for violence turned bounty hunter. As the film opens Domino is in custody telling FBI Agent Taryn Miles (Lucy Liu) discussing what went wrong and landed her handcuffed in the interrogation room. Something horrible happened on the last bounty and the movie is a series of flashbacks inter-cut with Knightley telling her story and finding her own understanding of what happened out in the desert.
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Can a you root for a pimp? The answer Hustle & Flow gives is a resounding yes. Djay isn’t a bad man, just one who is stuck in a life he never really wanted and wishes to live out his lifelong dreams. Well, that’s a pretty universal story I think most people will be able to relate to.
Djay (Terrence Howard) is a middle-aged pimp who treats his hookers better than some parents treat their children. Djay’s main source of income is Nola (Taryn Manning) the skinny young ghetto white girl who he pimps out of his car. Also part of his family are hookers Shrug (Taraji P. Henson) who is pregnant and the loudmouthed Lexus (Paula Jai Parker). Djay waxes nostalgic daily about life and dreams about becoming a rap star.
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