The Matador (2005)
75 %
Reviews Counted: 145 Fresh: 109 Rotten:36 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Consensus:
This humorously amoral, oddball comic thriller features strong performances by Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear as a flamboyant, aging hit-man and an out of work suburban businessman, respectively.
Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 30, 2005 Limited
Box Office: $12,449,517
Synopsis: Pierce Brosnan is outstanding as an international hit man falling apart at the seams in Richard Shepard's dark comedy THE MATADOR. Brosnan, riffing on his success playing the very well groomed and genteel James Bond and Remington Steele, stars as Julian Noble, a no-longer-noble hit man who... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall
Director: Richard Shepard
Screenwriter: Richard Shepard
Producer: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Furst, Mark Gordon, Brad Jenkel, Beau St. Clair
Director: Bob Yari
Composer: Rolfe Kent
Screenwriter: Richard Shepard
Producer: Pierce Brosnan, Sean Furst, Mark Gordon, Brad Jenkel, Beau St. Clair
Director: Bob Yari
Composer: Rolfe Kent
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Brosnan's work as a monster who'd like to become human, but has no idea how, is painfully funny.
09/27/07
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08/16/07
Get past the stunt casting, and The Matador has very little to offer, despite all the hubbub surrounding it.
03/01/07
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01/27/07
But the gold star here goes to Brosnan. His performance digs deep into Julian's soul and it is that depth that makes the performance stand out.
12/13/06
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10/07/06
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in an ideal world, The Matador would be the movie to watch on a late Friday afternoon to start relaxing for the weekend
09/10/06
Brosnan's sleazy, broken-spirited hitman Julian Noble nabs the spotlight in Richard Shepard's generally pleasing comic thriller
08/27/06
... it does give Brosnan a chance to show his comic skills in an edgy comedy that is perhaps not dark enough for the subject matter.
08/09/06
Thrives on its sleazeball hero being so colorful that you forget its thin, vacuous, amoral and improbable hit man story.
07/11/06
Brosnan is performing his own high-wire act here, daring us not to like his sleazy, vulgar, insensitive, immoral character.
07/06/06
Casting Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets) to play the straight man to Brosnan's wacked-out whack-man was a stroke of genius.
07/04/06
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06/24/06
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05/12/06
An amusing and original comedy that skips along with the quirky, charismatic shake-shake-shake of maracas.
05/04/06
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