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The Matador (2005)

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Critics Reviews Average Grade:   B-
Source Brief Review Grade*
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
"Mostly a lot of bull, but Brosnan has his moments." more... C  
Boston Globe
Wesley Morris
"...not that bold..." more... B-
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert
"...Brosnan redefines 'hit man' in the best performance of his career..." more... A-
Chicago Tribune
Allison Benedikt
"Brosnan's got the peach of a role here, mostly because it plays so against type." more... B  
E! Online "It's a tour-de-force performance for Brosnan, who simultaneously shows plenty of machismo and vulnerability..." more... A  
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
"...the cinematography is consistently hipster handsome..." more... B  
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell
"...immensely entertaining..." more... B+
New York Post
Kyle Smith
"If we send Sally Struthers money, will she be able to stop this kind of suffering from taking place in Beverly Hills?" more... D  
New York Times
Stephen Holden
"...a well-made comic thriller." more... B  
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
"This is an audience-pleaser through-and-through..." more... B  
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
"...sit back and enjoy the fun." more... B  
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle
"...strives for an airy, merry amorality, but it never quite achieves liftoff, though at times it comes close." more... C  
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold
"...the film is darkly funny and ultimately rather endearing..." more... B  
* Yahoo! Movies converts each critic's published rating into a letter grade. If the critic's review does not include a rating, Yahoo! Movies assigns a grade based on an assessment of the review. (more...)
 
 


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