Rotten
Brosnan's irreverent charm makes this a welcome alternative to Bond nonsense, even if it's insufficient to compensate for dreary Kinnear ...
Ben Walters, Time Out New York
The Matador
A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...
2005 · 1h 37m · R
Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Richard Shepard
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The Matador
Overview
The life of Danny Wright, a salesman forever on the road, veers into dangerous and surreal territory when he wanders into a Mexican bar and meets a mysterious stranger, Julian, who's very likely a hit man. Their meeting sets off a chain of events that will change their lives forever, as Wright is suddenly thrust into a far-from-mundane existence that he takes to surprisingly well … once he gets acclimated to it.
Director and cast
- Richard Shepard Director
- Pierce Brosnan as Julian Noble
- Greg Kinnear as Danny Wright
- Hope Davis as Carolyn 'Bean' Wright
- Portia Dawson as Genevive
- Adam Scott as Phil Garrison
- Israel Tellez as The Matador
- Arlin Miller as Radio DJ (voice)
- Azucena Medina as Young Denver Fling
- Jonah Meyerson as Ten Year Old Boy
- Wiveca Bonerais as Ten Year Old Boy's Mother
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
75%
Tomatometer
Rotten
... a dark comedy that is missing the laughs to be funny and the darkness to be, well, dark.
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel
Rotten
Never as good as you'd hoped or as bad as you'd feared, The Matador is one of those of up-and-down experiences.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Fresh
Let the good times roll, and take a run at The Matador.
Bill Muller, Arizona Republic
Rotten
It's painful to watch as the movie basically destroys itself in the second half, slipping from its elegant thriller setup to tired sitcom shenanigans.
Peter Debruge, Miami Herald
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