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The Matador (2005)

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Release Date: December 30, 2005 (LA/NY)
January 20, 2006
On DVD: July 4, 2006
Genre: Comedy, Suspense, Crime
Running Time: 97 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for strong sexual content and language.
Director: Richard Shepard
Writer: Richard Shepard
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Adam Scott, Jonah Meyerson, Dylan Baker, Philip Baker Hall

In writer/director Richard Shepard's dark comedy "The Matador," Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan) is a hit man who's very good at what he does, but is losing his taste for the business. Danny is a salesman whose marriage and finances are in trouble. One night, at the hotel bar, these two men meet. Before long, they find themselves having an extremely unique Mexico City experience, one that will change them both forever. Julian the hit man, Read more

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Grade: B To some, Pierce Brosnan may still be James Bond, but to others he plays a much more effective sleaze ball. Losing the tuxedo but not the weapons, Brosnan returns as a lonely and loopy assassin who befriends a struggling businessman (Greg Kinnear) in Mexico City in "The Matador." Read the full movie review

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The Matador, by Evelyn

July 30, 2006

This movie stunk from start to finish, the bull fighting scenes appauled me. Watching Pierce Brosman having sex, was enough to stop me from having sex. Greg Kinnear plays his same annoying self. The story sucked.

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