Underfunded, sketchily written, and heavily cut (maybe one reason the writing seems sketchy), Brian De Palma's Domino still puts contemporary thrillers to shame.

It's hard to imagine any critic-myself included-suggesting we're looking at an all-time great finale. But I did laugh out loud while feeling liberated, guilty and disgusted for doing so. DePalma's still got it.

Running at just 89 minutes but stilted and gangly enough to feel twice that long, Domino never feels like an actual film.

Production issues were evident in Domino and the over-stylized pace kills any suspense it tries to build.