The Matador

This film is fantastic. Finally well-written characters you can love for all their good and bad. Pierce Brosnan is flat-out hysterical in this self-effacing role. I think its the best thing he's ever done. He's done other roles that exhibited... Read more at imdb.com

"The Matador" stars Pierce Brosnan as a burned out assassin. He's James Bond gone to seed, in too-tight, garish clothes, gold chains, and an ugly haircut. Our struggling assassin, Julian Noble, is in Mexico, trying to regain his nerve. Staying... Read more at imdb.com

Pierce Brosnan has sipped his last Martini and returns, in an outrageous self-parody, as the aging foul-mouthed boozy assassin Julian Noble, who has a particular fondness for teenage girls, bullfights and tacky clothes. During a job in Mexico City he... Read more at imdb.com

Greetings again from the darkness. Much anticipated, twisted comedy from writer/director Richard Shepard is a coming out party for Pierce Brosnan the actor. That Bond guy is gone. This new guy is something else entirely!! Have read that Shepard thought... Read more at imdb.com

A hit-man who is The Dude and Bad Santa both at once.Pierce Brosnan is at his best and most hilarious in Richard Sherpherd's The Matador (2005), as a booze-drenched over the hill hit-man who loves bullfights, tacky clothes and teenage... Read more at imdb.com

THE MATADOR is hit-man movie lite....if you can say that about a hit-man movie. The violence is never really shown but often introduced. At first I was scared I was in for another retread of mid-90s gangster-hit-man-hipster-dark comedy BUT was... Read more at imdb.com

A Note: I think it's best if go to the theater thinking, "Pierce Brosnan = James Bond." This is what I was expecting. Normally, I will have seen the trailer before going to a film. In this instance, I saw... Read more at imdb.com

The delivery of some very humorous rude lines by Pierce Brosnan is alone worth the price of admission. He plays a kind of "James Bond's psycho twin brother", separated at birth, no doubt. As an intense hit-man, his character is... Read more at imdb.com

"Margaritas and Cock..."This tremendously entertaining film grabs you from the opening scene and never stops delivering laughs, surprises and unexpectedly touching moments. I had more fun watching "The Matador" than almost any other film from 2005. It is a wacky... Read more at imdb.com

Now we are seeing a wave of neo-noirish versions of detective, gangster and assassin movies. Metamovies about genres, and this type done for dramatic effect rather than comedy.I love it, at least when it is novel as is this, "Brick"... Read more at imdb.com

Shepard, however, is a genuine high-wire artist, and although Julian may be losing his grip, "The Matador," which manages to be stylish without ever seeming slick, never does. The Matador' MPAA rating: R for strong sexual content and language. ... Full Review

If you don't think too much about the Wrights' motivation and just run with the bulls on this one, The Matador is an enjoyable romp. Writer-director Richard Shepard has some fun with the characters in this dark comedy, which is more a buddy film than a slam-bang action flick. ... Full Review

As good as Kinnear and Davis are, Brosnan is the real centerpiece of The Matador . He and Davis share wonderful chemistry, both of the sensual kindthis long-married couple still goes at like bunniesand in their great good humor. ... Full Review

Featuring a whip-smart script and a charming ensemble cast led by Pierce Brosnan in a very unorthodox role, The Matador is a cult hit in the making. If only more films were made like The Matador, Hollywood might not be suffering from such a massive box office decline. ... Full Review

Kinnear and Davis are appropriately endearing, but this is Brosnan's movie. When he walks through a hotel lobby in a Speedo and boots, beer in hand, you realize that Brosnan has retired 007's tuxedo for good. ... Full Review

In town for the world premiere of their documentary, The Matador , photographer and first-time filmmaker Stephen Higgins and his co-director, Nina Gilden Seavey, spoke with the Chronicle about the ambivalence they feel toward bullfighting, the role of the matador... ... Full Article

Another day and another great documentary.I was truly excited to see this one after I first read about it when SXSW revealed their line-up. ... Full Article

The Matador is the kind of place that's familiar to cities like Phoenix and Dallas, but in Seattle its glossy Tex-Mex-cuisine combined with a polished atmosphere makes it stand out. ... Full Article

Matador Records, like Sub Pop and Merge, rarely gets things wrong.So when the label announces it has signed a new act, chances are we're looking at a winner. ... Full Article

Written and directed by Richard Shepard, nabbed Pierce Brosnan a Golden Globe nomination: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. ... Full Article