60
The Matador has that shiny sheen that quickly fades, yet is still fun while it lasts.
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70
Undeniably clever.
75
ReelViews by James Berardinelli
There's nothing edgy or groundbreaking about The Matador, but it's funny, touching, and ultimately endearing.
70
Deftly maneuvering through audacious mood swings and tonal shifts, The Matador emerges as a quirky yet commercial commingling of black comedy, seriocomic psychodrama, heart-tugging sudser and buddy-movie farce.
70
The Hollywood Reporter by Kirk Honeycutt
The Matador gets a 151-proof tequila shot of sharp comedy from the droll byplay between Pierce Brosnan and Greg Kinnear.
60
Village Voice by Michael Atkinson
Taking the medium slopes and never venturing into extremities, Shepard gets all of his laughs if not the ironic heart-tugs, and his cast is perfectly in tune. (Davis in comedic-observant mode is funnier than most American actresses in fifth gear.)
70
The Matador is brilliantly cast right down to the secondary supporting roles, played by the formidable likes of Dylan Baker and Philip Baker Hall, but it's the leads who really deliver.
75
Rolling Stone by Peter Travers
Writer-director Richard Shepard gives Brosnan his meatiest role ever, and he digs in with relish.