{"id":560,"date":"2011-04-19T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2011\/04\/movie-review-the-lincoln-lawyer-2.html"},"modified":"2011-06-03T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2011-06-03T18:37:27","slug":"movie-review-the-lincoln-lawyer-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fridaynirvana.com\/film\/2011\/04\/movie-review-the-lincoln-lawyer-2.html","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review : The Lincoln Lawyer"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>\"\"Director : Brad Furman<\/b>
Starring : Matthew MacConaughey, Marissa Tomei, William H. Macy, Ryan Philippe, John Leguizamo<\/b>
Rating : 4.25\/5<\/b><\/p>\n

The Lincoln Lawyer is based on Michael Connelly\u2019s book of the same name<\/a>. Matthew McConaughey plays Mick Haller the wheeling-dealing, smart lawyer who works quite a bit from the back of his Lincoln Town car (hence the name). Haller goes about defending his usual clientele – several low-life criminals, but one day hits pay-dirt. Louis Roulet (Ryan Philippe) a richie-rich kid from Beverly Hills embroiled in a nasty case involving a woman and extreme violence, wants to plead his innocence and wants Haller to defend him. Street-smart Haller smells a rat, but takes the case anyway.<\/p>\n

If it looks fishy it usually is. And Haller finds out the hard way. What\u2019s worse is that there doesn\u2019t seem to be a way to extricate himself from the mess . . .<\/p>\n

McConaughey is a good fit for this role. He naturally exudes a rascally good-natured-ness, and so, shines as sassy, smart-mouthed Haller. Because, like all good Hollywood heroes, underneath that smart-talking, gruff exterior, Haller has a heart of gold. Which he displays only to ex-wife Maggie (Marissa Tomei), his daughter, and his chauffeur. And to us (else whither the movie ?)<\/p>\n

This film is well-made, well-paced and interesting. The story offers up a protagonist too good to resist, a smart, sassy hero in a spot of trouble with the real bad boys. In Haller, we have a likeable criminal lawyer who defends the not-so-worthy. He\u2019s short on scruples, swaggers with a smarmy \u201cI-can-do\u201d confidence, and is loaded with street-smarts. But he\u2019s a softie underneath (present wife and kid as evidence). When this intelligent alpha male gets into some serious trouble, he cannot look to anyone to bail him out; he\u2019s all he\u2019s got. Well, there is Maggie, who\u2019s still a friend post-divorce, but she has to remain within the confines of the law, being a public prosecutor and all. But just as trouble come to the hero, payback is coming to the bad guys. We know. And we\u2019re waiting for it.<\/p>\n

William H. Macy plays Haller\u2019s private investigator, and does a great job. Tomei is Haller\u2019s ex-wife Maggie, a public defender, who\u2019s apparently split-up with Haller because as she puts it, she wants to keep the scum off the streets and he keeps putting them back. Of course the film is what it is because of McConaughey\u2019s portrayal of Haller. He is impeccable in this role, and delineates Haller\u2019s hard-to-define character with a fine edge.<\/p>\n

Now, legal thrillers are sort of predictable, we know there\u2019s someone seeking justice, justice being hard to find. We also know they\u2019ll get it, courtesy the hero\/heroine. A good legal thriller is one which still gives you enough red herrings to make you sweat, within the narrow confines of said predictability. \u201cThe Lincoln Lawyer\u201d then is one of the better legal thrillers I\u2019ve watched. It is a twisting, turning lawyer drama, featuring court-room scenes, action and lots of personality. Fine tuned under Brad Furman\u2019s strong direction and John Romano\u2019s nicely paced screenplay, this one is worth the watch. Recommended.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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