Brosnan and Kinnear are up to the challenge, both delivering very solid performances. Brosnan seems to be having a lot of fun playing off his James Bond past, while Kinnear proves to be the perfect adversary.

| Original Score: B | Nov 20, 2019

Intelligently written with sparkling and witty repartee, intriguing quirkiness and entertainment value that is endlessly enjoyable, The Matador is the film to take a stab at this week!

| Nov 13, 2019

Hope Davis' brilliant turn as Kinnear's naive but slightly naughty wife... is the cherry on director Richard Shepard's sundae.

| Jul 16, 2019

Absurd and quirky at times, The Matador plays like a "Bizarro World" variation of a James Bond film. It's beautifully shot, strange and deeply meaningful.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Dec 24, 2010

Brosnan's sleazy, broken-spirited hitman Julian Noble nabs the spotlight in Richard Shepard's generally pleasing comic thriller.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 19, 2010

With great performances, including a scene stealing show stopper from Brosnan, and tight direction, this is a great crises of conscience tale.

| Apr 29, 2009

...a hip and hilarious dark comedy.

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 28, 2008

Brosnan's work as a monster who'd like to become human, but has no idea how, is painfully funny.

| Original Score: B+ | Sep 27, 2007

Brosnan's irreverent charm makes this a welcome alternative to Bond nonsense, even if it's insufficient to compensate for dreary Kinnear ...

Full Review | Aug 16, 2007

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 14, 2007

A chemistry-free buddy flick.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Jul 2, 2007

Get past the stunt casting, and The Matador has very little to offer, despite all the hubbub surrounding it.

| Mar 1, 2007

Nice characters and situations: unfortunately, writer-director Richard Shephard didn't have much idea where to go with them.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 27, 2007

But the gold star here goes to Brosnan. His performance digs deep into Julian's soul and it is that depth that makes the performance stand out.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 13, 2006

in an ideal world, The Matador would be the movie to watch on a late Friday afternoon to start relaxing for the weekend

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Sep 10, 2006

... it does give Brosnan a chance to show his comic skills in an edgy comedy that is perhaps not dark enough for the subject matter.

Full Review | Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 9, 2006

Thrives on its sleazeball hero being so colorful that you forget its thin, vacuous, amoral and improbable hit man story.

| Original Score: C+ | Jul 11, 2006

Brosnan is performing his own high-wire act here, daring us not to like his sleazy, vulgar, insensitive, immoral character.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 6, 2006

Casting Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets) to play the straight man to Brosnan's wacked-out whack-man was a stroke of genius.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 4, 2006

| Original Score: 4/5 | May 12, 2006