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The Matador (2005)
Director: Richard Shepard
Movie review
From Time Out New York
A refreshing entry in an overplayed subgenre, this delightfully perverse reinvention of the buddy comedy is equal parts Strangers on a Train, In the Company of Men and Analyze This. Pierce Brosnan has a grand old time playing a cut-rate James Bond, a tacky terror who's more likely to bang blowsy waitresses than supermodels. Under most circumstances, this mustachioed assassin would completely eclipse a character like depressive businessman Danny Wright (Kinnear), also in Mexico on business. But in the assured hands of writer-director Richard Shepard, what results is an unlikely character study laden with skillful plot twists.Author: AJ
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Cast & crew
Director: Richard Shepard
Cast: Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Hope Davis, Philip Baker Hall full cast
Genre(s): Comedy, Thrillers, Drama
Duration: 96 mins
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