I'm conflicted between calling Dominique a success or a failure, as it successfully blends action and drama. Although I'm inclined to say that it succeeds in terms of genre, I can't say the same for the character and story progression.
The story revolving around Dominique, an assassin fleeing from her past and trying to make a new start in South America, can be evaluated separately for what it promises and separately for what it delivers. However, in the right hand and with the right casting choices, it could have been a story that offered great action and suspense!
Oksana Orlan, who gives life to Dominique's character, for some reason felt quite contrived in every scene. Even if I consider the story of the movie as a fantastic fiction, I can't keep my mind away from the fake appearance of her acting.
I don't think I'm prejudiced, but I can say that the atmosphere created by the movie and the other elements included in it are as effective as the actress.
We know from many movies, books, stories or real events around us that the past comes with us wherever we go. This detail is used in many movies, but when it is combined with the different elements interspersed, it doesn't stand out too much.
Establishing such a theme in the story of the movie and not making new additions with an uncreative story progression suddenly makes everything simplistic and creates a storyline that falls short of the ordinary.
We are accustomed to exaggerated action scenes, but there are movies where this exaggeration suits and movies where it grins. I can say that I experienced both emotions at the same time in every scene where the actor who undertook the action aspect of the movie was involved.
When I look at the beginning of the story, we see a character trying to get rid of his past and start a new life, but he chooses the wrong place. This wrong choice of location suddenly becomes the main point of the story because the place where she goes to make a new start is in a town where violence and corruption reign.
Dominique becomes the hero of a family she had previously helped. The chain of events that develops between the position of the helper and the position of the hero, in my opinion, continuously diminishes the momentum of the movie.
Despite the increasing pace, I can't find much to say when I evaluate the movie in terms of immersion and watchability. At least I should say that I mean in a positive sense because I think the movie is quite rich in negative discourses.
The only emotional depth in the story and the few scenes I liked were the moments when the character Dominique had to choose between her own safety and the family that sheltered her. In my opinion, her choice here was as wrong as her choice of location, but I don't know where the movie would have evolved if she had made another choice.
I can recommend Dominique to those who focus on action scenes without questioning the story and who like exaggerated hero creation stories. For everyone else, I suggest you stay away from the movie. Watch the movie and tell me what you think if you think this is a tide I'm experiencing! Lol
Thank you for being here and reading, take care, bye!
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