stafforddp This film has left a mark on me. Truly dreadful. Acting, script, music, lighting, best boy even though I'm not sure there was one. I still have nightmares thinking about this film. Think of a movie that you hate. If hate were country this would be......the biggest country on earth! God I hate this movie.

markospasicbor Alright, at first i fought this movie is extremely underrated until the very end, where i change my mind,it feel like someone cut 1/3 of the movie and then throw it to the public!I mean Richard Shepard why, why did you stop? But even with this awful mistake i feel like this movie is still a bit underrated, maybe story wasn't anything special, but it interesting. From the beginning til the end movie was entertaining and fun, there was some funny moments to. Story (wich i said it wasn't really masterpiece, but it was god enough) was told on very good and interesting way. I really liked Dom Hemingway, and Jude Law was perfect man for the role, plus he really put an outstanding performance. He was probably the most important thing for this film, and he was the one who made story interesting at first place. I liked Law's accent as well. Anyway if you looking for some interesting film that isn't very hard, this is the perfect film for you!

Bryan Kluger It's very rare when I know two minutes into a film that it is going to be simply amazing. Well, 'Dom Hemingway' is one of those rare moments. As I sat in the theater not knowing really anything about the film other than that Jude Law was in it and that director Richard Shepard ('The Matador', 'Girls') made the film, I turned to my friend ReelVixen two minutes in, and whispered, 'This movie is AWESOME!" And through the next 93 minutes, that statement rang true for every second of film. I can easily say that 'Dom Hemingway' is one of my favorite films of the year and I can easily see myself watching this hilarious and fun gangster movie once a week for the rest of my life.If you took the best parts of 'Snatch' and 'Trainspotting', then you would have 'Dom Hemingway', but with a little more heart and soul. And I've been a big fan of Jude Law for many years, but I've never seen him play a role like this. He really gave it his all and lost himself in the title character, Dom. Law mixed Tom Hardy's Bronson character with Leo Dicaprio's Jordon Belfort character from 'The Wolf of Wall- Street', with a pinch of Danny Ocean from 'Ocean's 11' to create Dom, and the results are as fun watching the film as I imagine Law had playing the character. Shepard's script is brilliantly smart, funny, witty, and all the right kinds of cool. I just hope you have as much fun as I did with the film.'Dom Hemingway' opens up with Dom (Law) giving one of the best if not the very best opening monologue in cinema history as he describes in great comedic detail how amazing his downstairs member is. Dom is in prison, serving a good amount of time for a crime he committed several years ago. Turns out that Dom is a pretty successful safe cracker and thief, who worked for Mr. Fontaine (Demian Bichir) along with his right-hand man and best friend Dickie Black (Richard E. Grant), who is excellent in this film - costumes and all.Once out of prison, Dom sets out on an epic bender full of drugs, alcohol, and hookers. I guess he had to make up for lost time in the can all in one night, which he most certainly did. But the task at hand is to travel to Mr. Fontaine's estate and get his deserved money and bonus for the several big jobs he did before he got thrown in prison, with a possibility of hoping right back on the safe-cracking bandwagon. After an accident leaves a couple dead, but Dom and Dickie alive, they rush back to the estate to find that Mr. Fontaine's girlfriend taking off with all of Dom's money.This sets in motion a series of events that has Dom tracking down this woman and trying to find work, which proves more difficult that he expected due to his outrageous behavior. Meanwhile, we find out that Dom had a family before he landed himself in prison. He was married to a beautiful woman who died while he was incarcerated and now his daughter Evelyn (Emilia Clarke from 'Game of Thrones') is grown up and has a family of her own. But Evelyn is not to keen on her father, as he has been away for most of her life and doesn't even call him dad, but rather Dom.The movie takes a turn and shows that Dom wants to change his ways and become the father figure to her as well as a grandfather to his cute grandson. But all the while, Dom is still that wild and crazy thief who can pick up a large metal safe, pretend to have sex with it, knock out a wall or two, and open the safe all within a few minutes. And Shepard tells this great tale with sincerity and style. No matter how Dom conducts himself, you just want to be his friend and be there with him on his adventures, even though he seems to have a run of bad luck. And Law just pulls out all of the stops and delivers an award winning performance. Clarke is great here too, but is not given a whole lot of screen time do really dive into the character. The costumes are straight out of a Wes Anderson movie, and I won't be surprised to see somebody dress up like these characters for Halloween this year.If you're looking for an incredible time at the theater and want to laugh for 93 minutes straight, then by all means, get out and see 'Dom Hemingway' as many times as you can.

brchthethird DOM HEMINGWAY is a perfectly genial and entertaining film at first, with Jude Law clearly relishing the opportunity to play a no-holds-barred bad guy, but it becomes much less so as it progresses.The basic plot is that Dom Hemingway (Jude Law) is an ace safecracker who does a 12-year stint in jail for keeping his mouth shut. Upon his release, he sets out to make up for lost time and collect the money that is owed him. Also, in an attempt to make his character more palatable to the audience, there is a subplot about him trying to reconnect with his estranged daughter. The first part of that is a great premise, and one that the movie would have been better to stick with. The second part is filler, to be honest, and the filmmakers lose points for not making a sincere effort at giving Jude Law a believable character arc that would work for the character, as well as be cathartic for the audience.Obviously, Jude Law takes center stage here, and he gives a bravura performance as an abrasive, headstrong gangster that seems to have the worst luck in the world, proving the saying that nice guys finish last. Except that he's really not that nice of a guy, code of ethics or not. The first half of the film is rather easy to get through because of the antics, partying, drug-taking and carousing that one usually sees in these type of films. And to its credit, this film does it well and with some style. The problem is that it never really finds its footing after that. Dom just staggers on from misfortune to misfortune, only to get out by the skin of his teeth. He makes no concerted effort to develop as a person, which didn't necessarily have to happen, but then the film should have taken a different direction and not tried to make him appear likable in the first place. I'm also a little miffed because of the misleading trailer, which seemed to indicate there would be more family drama. That would have worked, but again the filmmakers dropped the ball there (or more specifically, writer-director Richard Shepard).On the plus side, in addition to Jude Law, Richard E. Grant gives a fine performance as Dickie, Dom's friend and counterpoint to his occasional insanity. To their credit, they have great chemistry and play really well off of each other. Demian Bichir also has a small role as Mr. Fontaine, a crime boss who Dom visits to collect the share he's been waiting for. Other positives include a nice episodic structure built around lines of dialogue in the film. The film is also very well-shot, with some nice on-location shooting in the UK and France.Overall, I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with this film. I thought I was getting one thing, but I got another. Jude Law gives one of his best (and loudest) performances, but his character is a bit too grating at times and the story he is saddled with never really goes to any interesting or unique places. If Cockney crime films are your cup of tea or you're a Jude Law fan, then by all means give this a watch. For everyone else, I'd say skip it.