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• paul o

  
  Looking past all the absurdities the film has to offer, Matador is essentially a dark romantic comedy at its core. With passion and obsession meeting fueling the characters' actions, Almodvar steps up and shows audiences he isn't afraid to tell original stories.

• Anthony L

  
  Matador is quite serious for Almodóvar. He's dropped all the trash and bad taste humour and replaced it with quite serious issues of sex and murder. It felt a little bit like a Gaillo film to me, albeit a Almodóvar version of. Antonio Banderas really impresses here and you can… More
  Matador is quite serious for Almodóvar. He's dropped all the trash and bad taste humour and replaced it with quite serious issues of sex and murder. It felt a little bit like a Gaillo film to me, albeit a Almodóvar version of. Antonio Banderas really impresses here and you can see why it was turning point in his career, the same also applies for Almodóvar as this was his first internationally successful film. The last scene has quite an impact, it's hard to say whether it was happy or sad really but it certainly haunts. An impressive change of pace but with all the charm of his originals.

• Randy T

  
  An unlikely love affair emerges between two serial killers, one is a thrill-seeking ex matador and the other a gorgeous and twisted defense attorney. To say that a Pedro Almodóvar film revolves around an odd set of circumstances is like pointing out that Yul Brenner is bald or that… More
  An unlikely love affair emerges between two serial killers, one is a thrill-seeking ex matador and the other a gorgeous and twisted defense attorney. To say that a Pedro Almodóvar film revolves around an odd set of circumstances is like pointing out that Yul Brenner is bald or that Truman Capote was gay. It's just something that's understood. And true to his nature, Almodóvar approaches this bizarre situation without judgment or preconception. Part of his genius lies in his assumption that audiences are basically intelligent and, when given enough information, are perfectly capable of drawing their own conclusions. Another perspicacious offering from the underrated Spanish master.

• Stella D

  
  torture porn? necrophilia? that's just the first five minutes...then it gets weird. one twisted and hilarious waltz of sex and death

• Lady D

  
  As an early Almodovar film, you can clearly see the stamp of the talented Director. A very young Antonio Banderas also provides us with a little insight into his earlier work. The storyline unravels into a sadistic thriller, where two serial killers share a morbid sexual… More
  As an early Almodovar film, you can clearly see the stamp of the talented Director. A very young Antonio Banderas also provides us with a little insight into his earlier work. The storyline unravels into a sadistic thriller, where two serial killers share a morbid sexual obsession. It's certainly an original piece, as are all of the Almodovar films that I've seen to date, perhaps not quite as polished as his more recent work, but still a good watch for any fan.

• William S

  
  Almodovar's most twisted and subversive film. A love story between two serial killers!? Fantastic

• Marcus W

  
  Very dark for Almodovar. It's almost a giallo.

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