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The Matador
2005
Pierce Brosnan stars as Julian Noble, a no-longer-noble hit man who spends his free time getting drunk and chasing impossibly young skirts. In Mexico he meets Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear), an average Joe trying to land an important business deal. Jealous of Danny's simple life, Julian becomes friends with the Denver suburbanite, .. Read more
| Starring | Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Dylan Baker |
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| Director | Richard Shepard, Bob Yari |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Thriller |
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Critics' reviews (4)
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Hitman Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) has been killing people for too long; though expert and amoral enough to get hired... read more on Time Out
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Writer-director Richard Shepard gives Brosnan his meatiest role ever, and he digs in with relish
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Brosnan gives a career best performance
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Most helpful members' reviews (3)
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32 out of 35 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Fun even for by a vegetarians standards!
Watched this thinking I would hate it, that it would be full of needless bullfights and bloody painful images. This is not the case... thankfully. Nice to see ... more
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18 out of 19 people found this review helpful
~ A hitman & a salesman walk into a bar...
A globetrotting, psychologically burned-out executioner (Oh no, don't call him a hitman; he facilitates fatalities =]) and a crestfallen businessman meet in... more
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- morebees from Derby
- Posted 20 Apr 2007 05:02
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Most recent members' reviews (2)
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2 out of 2 people found this review helpful
A perfect midweek film
The Matador is an excellent black comedy. Some great acting, plenty of laughs, a touch of reality and a good soundtrack. The locations and direction are superb... more
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- Razor from London
- Posted 02 Jan 2008 22:22
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
The Hit Man and him.
Pearce Brosnan plays Julian, a hitman, who is has reached that stage of life where he is questioning what he does .The fact that he is losing his edge has ... more
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- Northernsky from Halifax
- Posted 18 Feb 2007 17:42
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32 out of 35 people found this review helpful
Brilliant Fun even for by a vegetarians standards!
Watched this thinking I would hate it, that it would be full of needless bullfights and bloody painful images. This is not the case... thankfully. Nice to see ... more
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18 out of 19 people found this review helpful
~ A hitman & a salesman walk into a bar...
A globetrotting, psychologically burned-out executioner (Oh no, don't call him a hitman; he facilitates fatalities =]) and a crestfallen businessman meet in... more
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- morebees from Derby
- Posted 20 Apr 2007 05:02
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16 out of 22 people found this review helpful
Great fun, highly watchable
Pierce Brosnan is great in this movie - he exudes sex and seediness in equal measure! Greg Kinnear and Hope Davis provide good support too. It's the most ... more
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11 out of 18 people found this review helpful
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A bit dull
Rating this as a 4 as it was watchable, but that was all!
Thinking about it I'm not even sure there was a storyline of sorts. Spent the whole ... more -
7 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Most Enjoyable
Just watched this on a flight back from Cuba on a 7' screen and enjoyed it so much I had to watch it again, there is more than enough to keep you interested... more
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6 out of 7 people found this review helpful
[Highly rated reviewer]
The Hit Man and him.
Pearce Brosnan plays Julian, a hitman, who is has reached that stage of life where he is questioning what he does .The fact that he is losing his edge has ... more
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- Northernsky from Halifax
- Posted 18 Feb 2007 17:42
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5 out of 5 people found this review helpful
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Hit Man has to review his options
This film is essentially a grim comedy, for like the two Thespian Masks, the comic visage also has a tragic face accompanying it.
Danny Wright (Greg ... more -
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Wow - an unexpected gem
What a different and interesting film. Pierce Brosnan, in a very different guise from his Bond type, is truly excellent. Just edgy and menacing enough to be ... more
Critics' reviews (4)
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Hitman Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) has been killing people for too long; though expert and amoral enough to get hired... read more on Time Out
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Writer-director Richard Shepard gives Brosnan his meatiest role ever, and he digs in with relish
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Brosnan gives a career best performance
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Ironic comedy with real edge
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