Domino

I worked at a theater that showed this film back in 1989. At the beginning of the day, the film was in a 400 seating capacity theater. By the end of the day, it was moved to a 100 seater. One customer came out of the theater and I asked him how he liked the film. He said, "A sad excuse for a porno movie." Of course, it sparked my curiosity and went to see it 2 days later (The film stayed at our theater for only 2 weeks). To this day, I cannot figure out what the film was about! The acting was INCREDIBLY BAD!!! I came out of the theater more confused than when I went in. A total waste of time and not even worth watching if someone gave you a free copy of the video.

I didn't quite know what to expect of Ivana's Massetti's, Domino, and was pleasantly surprised how engaged I was by the end of the first scene. Famed model, Brigitte Nielsen plays a glamorous director named Domino who's on a quest of self discovery to see if she can truly fall in love. Meanwhile, she's become the object of a stalker who's had his eye on her for some time. When Domino becomes obsessed with his identity, she quickly turns the tables on her pursuer.

Even today there's an eroticism found in this late '80s film not seen in American pictures. While the sex and glamour don't necessarily drive the movie, it's integral to the plot and a high selling point. There are some interesting conversations made about the viewpoint of sex versus love making, particularly through the eyes of a woman. Throughout the movie there are images and sounds that evoke elements of Argento, Lynch, or even Cronenberg films. While a plethora of characters come and go, Nielsen's Domino remains the contestant, occasionally appearing unintentionally wooden, but showing the sincere emotions of a woman cutting herself off from the rest of the world.

This is a unique film I had wanted to see for years. There's a depth not found in many of Briggite Nielsen's movies. I'm hard pressed to name another film exactly like it. But it is entertaining and thought provoking.

The title kind of says it all. I have no idea what this movie is supposed to be about in any way, shape, or form. It's deliberately stylized and makes little to no sense. However, it does have Brigitte Nielsen at her most striking prime, taking her clothes off a lot for little or no reason. The woman has serious charisma and her acting inexperience is not a problem here because the movie doesn't make sense anyway! The European version is much better with far more nudity that's cut out of the American release. If you like how Ms. Nielsen looks it's worth watching. Just put music on or something so you aren't tempted to actually pay attention to what's going on in the movie.

Matt

Through her appearance as RED SONJA and her short marriage to Sylvester STALLONE, the Danish actress Brigitte NIELSEN achieved a high level of fame in the 1980s. This even led to a singing duet with the Austrian singer FALCO (Rock Me AMADEUS) and some films in the Roman CINECITTA.

In this film by Ivana MASSETTI, NIELSEN plays a successful video director who has many affairs but is still looking for true love. One day it seems to work...

Soft eroticism for art house cinema! You can tell that director Massetti wants to tell the story artistically through the eyes of a woman. That's why the pictures are very nice, but don't advance the story in terms of content. Tomas ARANA, Kim Rossi STUART, Stephane FERRARA, David WARBECK and Cyrus ELIAS are trying to get Brigitte NIELSEN's attention, which has probably long since faded from the audience's attention...

Brigitte Nielsen seems to be day-dreaming throughout the whole film, now and then the film is rated 18+, and also she is playing with herself, it is a poor story and this film will not add any importance in the world of (maybe) cult.