40
Scott's lack of faith in the script is all too evident -- in most scenes, the lines are so dull, he has to up the ante of his already-infamous attention-deficit style.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
50
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
Yes, the film is interesting, but it doesn't work.
30
Village Voice by Jessica Winter
The script, allegedly by "Donnie Darko's" Richard Kelly, throws together tangentially related plots like cats in a sack.
30
Domino de-emphasizes the human element--not to mention such niceties as plot and clarity--to such a degree that only those who show up purely to watch combustibles go "boom" won't feel insulted.
50
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
Thanks to dynamic performances by Keira Knightley, Mickey Rourke, Edgar Ramirez and a strong cast -- sometimes all but buried beneath irksome stylistic flourishes -- this dark and absurd melodrama certainly has raw energy.
50
Dallas Observer by Luke Y. Thompson
Sure, it's amusing, but it isn't much more.
25
Entertainment Weekly by Owen Gleiberman
The movie is trash shot to look like art imitating trash.
63
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
The movie is full of possibilities. Frustratingly, only a few of them are realized.
40
Satisfying neither as character study nor as straight-ahead actioner.