Domino

Name: Domino
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: May 31, 2019
Duration: 89 min
Rating: 40
Cast: Ardalan Esmaili, Carice van Houten, Diem Camille Gbogou, Don Alphonso, Ella-June Henrard

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Saban Films | Release Date: May 31, 2019 | R

Starring: Ardalan Esmaili, Carice van Houten, Diem Camille Gbogou, Don Alphonso, Ella-June Henrard, Eriq Ebouaney, Guy Pearce, Inge Lise Goltermann, Jakob Ulrik Lohmann, Jay Pothof, Nicolas Bro, Nikolaj Coster Waldau, Paprika Steen, Sus Wilkins, Søren Malling, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Truus de Boer, Verona Verbakel, Younes Bachir

Summary: In a world wracked by terror and suspicion, Copenhagen police officer Christian (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) seeks justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member named Imran. On the hunt for the killer, Christian and a fellow cop are unwittingly caught in a cat and mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent (Guy Pearce) who is using Imran as aIn a world wracked by terror and suspicion, Copenhagen police officer Christian (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) seeks justice for his partner’s murder by an ISIS member named Imran. On the hunt for the killer, Christian and a fellow cop are unwittingly caught in a cat and mouse chase with a duplicitous CIA agent (Guy Pearce) who is using Imran as a pawn to trap other ISIS members. Soon Christian is racing against the clock – not only seeking revenge, but to save his own life.… Expand

Director: Brian De Palma

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 89 min

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RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

May 29, 2019

While the end result is certainly no masterpiece, it is still better than the average action potboiler and contains a couple of exhilarating set pieces that offer further proof—not that any is needed at this point—that De Palma remains one of the unquestioned masters of creating and executing moments of pure cinema. Read full review

David Edelstein

Jun 7, 2019

Most of all, De Palma proves that greatest suspense (and horror) come from helplessness, a sense of impotence. Read full review

James Berardinelli

Jun 3, 2019

Domino is a lackluster, hard-to-swallow police procedural with soap opera-ish subplots and flat characters. Read full review

John DeFore

May 27, 2019

He (De Palma) has rarely been guilty of dullness, as he is with Domino, a counterterrorism thriller offering just slightly more excitement than the average TV police procedural. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 18, 2019

Domino is a drab, implausible and melodramatic terrorism thriller showing his ongoing interest in the post 9-11 world of “Redacted" (2007). Drab, that is, until he gets to one of those famous set-pieces. Read full review

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky

May 28, 2019

Domino is, for large stretches, just ludicrous—and atypically boring. It’s a sad sight to see from a filmmaker who, once upon a time, excelled at drawing a viewer into the thrill of seeing a sequence come together, with all the pieces falling into place. In Domino, one finds only the pieces. Read full review

The Guardian Benjamin Lee

May 31, 2019

Even die-hard De Palma completists would be better served by forgetting this one exists – a tedious, ugly thriller devoid of anything to say that will serve as a regrettable footnote for a distinguished film-maker who is capable of so much more. Read full review

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nejore

Jan 4, 2020

In an age of comic book movies and overblown action scenes, De Palam's films are ignored as being old-school. However, if some time is taken to watch his films, it will be noticable that they are full of emotion, well shot scenes, and good directing. While this may not be one of his best, itIn an age of comic book movies and overblown action scenes, De Palam's films are ignored as being old-school. However, if some time is taken to watch his films, it will be noticable that they are full of emotion, well shot scenes, and good directing. While this may not be one of his best, it does feature many of his greatest film techniques, which is always welcome.… Expand

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Deanomite

Feb 5, 2020

As a lifelong fan of DePalma, I will watch just for the sake of watching. Got a good bottle of rum and a grilled burrito. good times. ok plot holes, how was neck cut? shoot the guy when you can. it did become very boring during the first act, hard to say exactly what went wrong.

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