Jump To...Vital Stats...Sales Rank: 19019 Starring:
Pierce Brosnan Release Date: 10th July 2006 Media Type: DVD DVD Region: 2 Running Time: 96 Audience: Suitable for 15 years and over Publishers
Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainm EAN: 8717418083281 Social Bookmarks |
The Matador [2005]
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Product DescriptionPierce Brosnan gives one of his finest performances in The Matador, a low-key buddy comedy with an agreeably sinister twist. Light-years from his former James Bond image, Brosnan is unshaven, unnerved and unpredictable as freelance assassin Julian Noble, who encounters desperate businessman Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear) in the bar of a modern Mexico City hotel. Danny is intrigued when Julian reveals that he's a "facilitator of fatalities," and his wife "Bean" (Hope Davis) is equally fascinated when Julian shows up unexpectedly, six months later, at Danny's home in Denver. Having lost his touch as a reliable hit-man, Julian needs Danny's help with "one last job," but the logistics of Julian's lethal profession (involving an employer played by Philip Baker Hall) are secondary to writer-director Richard Shepard's offbeat, slightly uneven character study, which gives Kinnear and Brosnan a memorable opportunity to riff on their established screen personas. In making Julian a likable yet tormented drifter who's made a habit of "running from any emotion," Brosnan creates an edgy yet sympathetic character as mysterious as he is fun to be around; if you're going to befriend a hired killer, you could do far worse than a guy like Julian. As Brosnan plays him, he's worthy of a sequel, but The Matador is the kind of entertainingly quirky movie that's a hard act to follow. --Jeff Shannon Image GalleryClick on a thumbnail on the left to view a larger image on the right.
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Product ReviewsCustomers have given The Matador [2005] an average customer review rating of 3.5 out of 5. The latest reviews have been displayed below. Rubbish I have just suffered through this utter pants film with my friend. We had to watch it as we were in an area of bad TV reception and only had one channel. It was truly awful. The script read as though it had been written by a middle aged man who wears trainers with his suit, it was truly embarrasing. How Pierce could bring himself to say some of the lines without cringeing I really don't know. Mind you, his performance was utterly dreadful. We never figured out where he was supposed to be 'from' but his accent drifted wildly from London to Australia, passing through Dublin, New York, L.A, New Delhi and Cardiff on the way. I actually turned to my friend 3/4 of the way through and asked him what the point of the entire film was.....it seems to be completely devoid of plot. All in all, this film is best left where it belongs..........filling up bargain bins throughout the world. Disappointing and appalling Oh dear - liked the sound of the storyline, the main actors and settings but was really disappointed with the finished product. Yes, Pierce Brosnan is taking on a different role to what you might expect but not a turn for the better I'm afraid. This is woeful. The script is poor, direction appalling, acting so so. One good point though - it's only 90minutes long. Yes I felt I should see it to conclusion to give it a chance - but the end credits were for me the only highpoint! A real surprise. Pierce Brosnan, as Julian Noble, burns his Bond and should have bagged an Oscar in the process - Julian runs the gamut from cocksure hitman-swagger through doubt, failure and into shivering, booze-wracked, paralysis. The start point is an unlikely but entirely-convincing chance meeting down in old meh-he-coh, in which Julian decides to befriend a desperate businessman, Danny. For a while we get an entertainingly sadistic buddy movie but it quickly becomes quite sinister. That the whole thing turns out to be an indie feel-good film is unexpectedly, hugely rewarding. extremely average (if that's possible) I can't help feeling I must have been watching a different film to many reviewers here; what on earth is there to commend this wandering lack-lustre unfunny unfocused slow unprofessional film?! Nothing happens, for goodness sake! One star for some of the cinematography. Promises much, delivers nothing. Brosnan's best ever performance Pierce Brosnan is absolutely hilarious as the arrogant boozing hitman in this film. From the opening scene onwards he steals the show, but therein lies the problem. There's not much of a show to steal. For where the Matador is very funny it's sadly lacking in actually having a point. It's kind of like the mnovie Bad Santa. Very funny and with a great performance from the lead, but no plot or tension to speak of. All said though, it's an enjoyable film that's not too long and you could do worse than to spend 90 minutes of your life on this. Submit Your ReviewTo submit your review of The Matador [2005] you must first login / register. After you have successfully logged into DealZilla, please return to this page where you will be able to submit your The Matador [2005] review. |
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