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The Matador
Nicely made but curiously named, The Matador will suffer from its misleading moniker. This is a shame, as it's one of Pierce Brosnan's best movies to date.
The Matador is light and pleasant, despite being about killing people for money, and will fit nicely into a gentle evening's viewing. It's not substantial or tight enough to warrant a second visit - you'll start seeing the faults if you do - but I urge you to remember the name and give it a go if you get the chance. I enjoyed this film: I think the average moviegoer will enjoy it: Testosterone Satisfaction Rating: - Very little in the way of gunplay or action. Some very quick anonymous breasts in a brothel scene and an exploding Porsche. Plentiful profanity. To enjoy this film you should be: into quirky movies.
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Brosnan is no stranger to the role of trained killer, but this gunman is a little different. He's at the end of
his career and suffering from mental problems that seriously affect his murderous capability. When a drunken meeting with
unassuming salesman Greg Kinnear in Mexico spawns an unlikely friendship, Brosnan shares his unethical troubles in the
symbolic surroundings of a bloody bullfight. Director Richard Shepard casts a wily eye on proceedings, making Brosnan
a lethal but vulnerable anti-hero in an environment of unorthodox humour and compelling plot developments. Without
resorting to action-packed gunfights, The Matador effortlessly holds the attention with its sharp script and sassy
delivery from its leading man. Greg Kinnear struggles to keep up, veering towards theatre-style exaggeration on occasion
but nevertheless the two friends play nicely off one another. Hope Davis, who must be the busiest supporting actress in
Hollywood at the moment with her stints in 
The Matador smacks of a low budget movie - it lacks a little polish in places - but like so many low budget movies,
the lack of easy solutions leads to a heavy reliance on the script and characterisations - and as a result they're very
good. The dialogue is full of punchy and amusing asides and the characters, although not as rich as they could be, are
hugely watchable and perfectly judged. The details of the story are often very heavy-handed, but in a fun way - you
need to be on its side and let it do its thing - but it's such an amenable movie that it's very easy to do that.
