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- 2005
- R
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- R
- 1 h 36 m
Summary An offbeat comedy about a chance meeting between two middle-aged men (a hitman and a salesman).
Directed By: Richard Shepard
Written By: Richard Shepard
- 2005
- R
- 1 h 36 m
- 2005
- R
- 1 h 36 m
The Matador
65
8.8
Where to Watch
Summary An offbeat comedy about a chance meeting between two middle-aged men (a hitman and a salesman).
Directed By: Richard Shepard
Written By: Richard Shepard
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
65
67% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 36 Critic Reviews
65
67% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
31% Mixed
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
A wicked comedy with just the mildest amount of pathos to season the blend.
Brosnan pulls out all the stops in his quest to be the last word in crude boorishness, only slightly relieved by the midlife soul-searching. Whether the public will buy him in this extreme role is another question. But it's a fearless, and fairly skilled, comic performance.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 147 User Ratings
8.8
85% Positive
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
8% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 147 User Ratings
8.8
85% Positive
125 Ratings
125 Ratings
8% Mixed
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
7% Negative
10 Ratings
10 Ratings
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Writer-director Richard Shepard gives Brosnan his meatiest role ever, and he digs in with relish.
Deftly maneuvering through audacious mood swings and tonal shifts, The Matador emerges as a quirky yet commercial commingling of black comedy, seriocomic psychodrama, heart-tugging sudser and buddy-movie farce.
Shepard's Matador demonstrates what an Almodovar picture would feel like without his gonzo sensibility. It's Almodovar for heterosexuals.
In the end, the movie proves to be, like Brosnan's character, a tarted-up cliche: a whoremonger with a heart of gold.
If we send Sally Struthers money, will she be able to stop this kind of suffering from taking place in Beverly Hills?
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This movie has forgettable all over it, but then you watch it and say, "hey that was good!" This is one of those strange off the beaten path movies that no one expects to be good but it really is. It is funny, interesting, and well acted (shocking I know!). Check out this movie for a surprisingly good time.
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It's pretty funny, and very watchable. For much of the film, though, it's kind of slice-of-life conversations with a hit man, so it suffered a little from feeling like it wasn't heading anywhere.
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Production Company
Stratus Film Co.,
DEJ Productions,
Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II,
Furst Films,
Irish DreamTime,
Yari Film Group (YFG),
The Syndicate (II)
Release Date Dec 23, 2005
Duration 1 h 36 m
Rating R
Tagline A hitman and a salesman walk into a bar...
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
St. Louis Film Critics Association, US
• 3 Nominations
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
