The Matador Movie Review 2006

Quirky black comedy stars Brosnan as a veteran hitman with a case of the yips. Boorish, drunken Julian Noble meets desperate businessman Danny Wright (Kinnear) in a Mexico City bar and the unlikely duo become increasingly simpatico. After botching two assignments, Julian needs his only friend Danny's help in fulfilling his last-chance contract. The men are complemented by Davis' portrayal of Danny's devoted wife, Carolyn, who's titillated by Julian's fatal attractions.

Distribution

Weinstein Co. Home Entertainment, 345 Hudson St., 13th Fl., New York, NY 10014, Fax: (917)368-7058

Available on DVD
Running time 96 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Hit Men/Women, Mexico, Bullfighters & Bullfighting, Bisexuality, Midlife Crisis

Screenplay

Richard Shepard

Cast

Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall, Dylan Baker, Adam Scott

Cinematography

David Tattersall

Director

Richard Shepard

Music

Rolfe Kent

Other

Santiago Nunez, Carole Kravetz-Akyanian, Marcel Del Rio, Catherine Thomas, Rob Pearson

Producer

Pierce Brosnan, Sean Furst, Beau St. Clair, Brian Furst, DEJ Productions, Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II, Furst Films, Irish DreamTime, Miramax Films