the matador be well upon reflection because at the time one be watch it and it seem so light . the humor be always medium gauge and never unfunny but never gut bust . the story be a very simple thread . the characteristic of the plot be often recycled feature and namely the unscrupulous bad guy in need of a pal and the straight lace glass wear good guy in need of security in life team up and learn from each other and somehow complement each other lifestyle . i also find the bullfighting parallel to the story unnecessary and a it be a simply cruel thing and the symbolism be hardly potent enough to carry itself . however and it really be a good film and because though it seem so thin and unaffecting at the time and it wasn not . it have a subtle way of connect with the audience . i believe the reason it slowly but surely give the audience something to take with them be because though it a formula that be nothing new and even most of the humor and both main character and virtually the only character in it and be somehow met and gotten to know . forget call them real . that not at all what i mean . what i mean be that though pierce brosnan filthy and womanizing and booze hit man be a detached comical character and he grasp firmly by the writer and definitely by brosnan and who be aggressively communicate how much he enjoy his breath of fresh james bondless air . greg kinnear character seem quite the same in his detached scriptedness and but he give certain very unexpected footnote that for a moment due to the film lightfootedness pas u by but then hit u only a moment later . we then realize the film be not simply analyze this or plane and train and automobile tell stalely over again . it truly say something . the film climax be of a sort that want to partially be a thriller with twist . but with it lightness and how can that possibly be the focus of the film and though the plot have be lead up to it . no and the focus be what brosnan and kinnear get out of their unlikely relationship to each other . strangely and the matador be a film about regret and loneliness . brosnan deal with loneliness and regret every day and and though we do not understand why kinnear be so lenient and accept with brosnan continually interrupt his life and it slowly understand that brosnan be salvage kinnear from a more down to earth version of his own feeling a a mean of redemption . the very last scene of the movie stay with me . it and i think and be where the film subtle side step impact finally begin to seep .