Rent Domino (2019)

Terrible music ruins the film! - Domino review by AH

Some really good actors but had to turn it off after 30 minutes because of the terrible music, very load Orchestral music, it was like watching an old black and white Charlie Chaplin movie. Totally ruined the film, I've seen thousands of films and this is the first time I have had to turn a film off because of the music.

About as gripping a another Brexit debate - Domino review by SG

Poor stuff Mr de Palma. After 'Untouchables' this film simply is a non starter. Weak acting, poor action sequences and Guy Pearce phoning in his performance all really make this a lame flick. Go to B&Q, get some paint and watch it dry for a more immersive experience.

PS I didn't like this movie.

Disappointing De Palma - Domino review by Alphaville

This Euro-based thriller from Brian De Palma was reportedly hacked down to 86 minutes by the producers and is one of his most disappointing. It’s hard to see how it could ever be any good, with a dud of a screenplay that sags irretrievably in the middle as the good guys drive endlessly around Europe. They’re after an Islamic terrorist in a plot that feels totally at odds with De Palma’s trademark lush camerawork and an equally lush soundtrack that could have been composed by Bernard Hermann himself (which some reviewers here don’t seem to get).

The opening set-piece at least is vintage De Palma, with a rooftop chase paying homage to Hitchcock’s Vertigo, but it’s downhill from then on. Even the book-ending set-piece at a bullfight is drawn out to little effect, despite a Bolero-type orchestral crescendo intended to build up tension. Perhaps the reportedly low budget didn’t help. Every De Palma film has his beautiful camerawork going for it, and it’s good to see him still working well into his 70s, but this is nowhere near his best work.