An assassin and a salesman walk into a bar...
In a wacky chance encounter at a Mexican hotel bar, Julian Noble (Pierce Brosnan), a sleazy assassin, strikes up a peculiar friendship with Danny Wright (Greg Kinnear), a struggling salesman. Lonely Julian is thrilled to make a friend and offers to solve all of Danny's financial problems if he'll help with a hit. When Danny baulks at the crazy proposition Julian begs forgiveness for crossing the line, but it's too late and the two part company. Burnt out on drugs, sex and death, Julian heads to Venice where he fails a hit. His employer wants Julian's head. Julian tracks down Danny down in America and begs him as his only friend for help. He's been given one last chance but he can't pull off the job alone. This time Danny agrees and the obligation binding the two men from different worlds is startlingly revealed...
Special Agent Matti
The matador is in some ways comparable to Pierce Brosnan's other recent anti-hero flicks, After the sunset and The Thomas Crown affair but mostly it's a middle class, suburban adventure into the exciting world of professional murder. It lacks a super-sexy chick to distract you from the boring bits and it lacks a hard-bitten, hard-driven law enforcement officer to provide the thrill of the chase. And it's pretty slow.
MA 15+ (Strong sex scenes, sexual references, coarse language)
97 minutes (1:37 hours)
Film: Undated 2006
DVD rental: 10 January 2007
