Domino

Tony Scott's fast-paced crime thriller is inspired loosely by the true story of Domino Harvey, the one-time model and privileged daughter of actor Lawrence Harvey and socialite Sophie Wynn, who rebelled against her Beverly Hills lifestyle to become a bounty hunter.

Directed with Scott's trademark brio and stylistic overkill, Domino is a breathlessly paced collision of fact and fiction, which never lets the truth get in the way of a neat plot twist or gratuitous nudity.

We meet bloody and bruised Domino (Knightley) in the aftermath of a botched assignment. FBI criminal psychologist Taryn Miles (Liu) probes Domino about her connection to bail bondsman Claremont Williams III (Delroy Lindo), and the abduction of some college students.

In a series of fractured flashbacks, Domino recounts her first encounter with excon Ed Mosbey (Rourke) and his sexy Latino compadre Choco (Ramirez) at a seminar for aspiring bounty hunters.

Joining forces with Ed and Choco, Domino becomes one of Los Angeles' most successful bounty hunters. Dedicated to the real Domino Harvey, who died on June 27 this year at the age of 35, Scott's film is a visual grab bag.

The director ricochets between different film stocks, colour palettes and filming techniques, establishing a fast and furious pace that rarely slackens.

It's eye-popping to say the least and there's always something in Domino to arouse the senses. However, Knightley looks too pretty and fragile to convince as a bounty hunter, although Rourke and Ramirez are interesting additions to the mix.