The Matador

this kind of comedy make you wanna watch more and more with the whole crew specially Pierce who surprised me with his exceptional role that make it his best role ever also the humorous story line was a main reason of... Full review

The Matador was boring garbage and I did not laugh a single time at all. The story was dreadful by all means, it doesn't deserve an F. It's only b/c of the casting of Pierce Brosnan and his great performance. The... Full review

A strange but successfull combination between a Thriller and a Comedy - that absolutely entertains thanks to a surprising star roll of Pierce Brosnan. Pierce Brosnan plays a mad bad guy ("Julien Noble") - but creates sympathy not only with the... Full review

Absolutely wretched! This film "tried" to be unique, funny, touching, smart, hip and intelligent. It failed miserably on all counts. The story line was flat and uninspired. The characters were unlikeable, forced and one-dimmensional. One of the lamest bits of writing... Full review

In this movie a hit man realizes he has no friends and to make things worst, it is his birthday. It makes him suffer a mid-life crisis. He is sad, until he befriends a guy from Denver, in Mexico. The movie... Full review

Decent movie. I'm surprised it didn't do better in theatres. Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear make a good team. There were a few chuckle out loud parts. Decent flow. Good storyline.... Full review

This is a terrible movie. They must have made it as joke on the audience. The characters are absolutely unreal and unbelieveable. The story is not believeable either. Completely unreal plot. The endng is horrible. Don't waste your money on this... Full review

lets start off with the acting this is probably pierce brosnans best perfomance as an actor and greg kinnear is great as usual. the story is outstandindg and they picked the two best people to play the parts greg kinnear as... Full review

Watching a hit man cry because he has no friends in an action/comedy just ruined it for me. There was a lot in the movie I liked, but enough that didn't work to ake it a mediocre movie.... Full review

I had to get used to Pierce Brosnan not playing the slick, under control guy that he usually does. He and Greg Kinnear do a great job though. Not everyone will like the movie, but it's worth the rental.... Full review

And we do need reminding, because it's very easy to be seduced by "The Matador" (and to suffer the morning-after contrition). Though bullfighting's opponents are given glancing attention, "The Matador" doesn't pretend to be a dissection of the tradition or a moral assessment of its practitioners. ... Full Review

Whatever preconceptions about bullfighting one might have-peg it a barbaric and detestable blood sport or a beautiful death dance-it's certainly made of the stuff that spews good drama. Meantime, the filmmakers cleverly found a central tug to spice the drama. ... Full Review

I'm immediately wary of movies that try to tackle lesser known historical subjects because the temptation to tweak the story for the benefit of the movie is just too great. Shepard also does a nice job of mixing different elements of action, satire and drama from a clever script, just like he did with his last comedy/action/drama The Matador . ... Full Review

As a result, the film is a sometimes enjoyable, but more often a confused and confusing experience. It's hard to tell whether "The Hunting Party" is supposed to be taken seriously, either in part or in full, because the film is continually ping-ponging between dark satirical humor, thrilling wartime action, and straight-up commentary on both U.S. foreign policy and the news media. ... Full Review

This is dark comedy at its finest. The Matador is one of those great little movies with all the right qualities that ought to make for a breakout hit, but somehow still flew right under most everybody's radar during its brief theatrical run. ... Full Review

Wow, hard to believe the first decade of the new millennium is almost behind us. With that in mind I thought it would be a good time to come up with a list of the best comedy movies of the... ... Full Article

In "Lies," playing at the Aspen Shortsfest, three tales of lying get the once-over in a mix of live action and animation. (The Denver Post) "Once again and perhaps more than ever, the accent is on discovery," says Laura Thielen,... ... Full Article

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

There are many films that try to raise awareness of real-life atrocities, both past and present, and most of these films tend to be somewhat earnest. ... Full Article

With 2005's "The Matador," writer-director Richard Shepard slyly and effectively mined the possibilities of dark humor in a deadly situation: a washed-up hit man on the verge of burnout. ... Full Article