The Lincoln Lawyer

Movie: The Lincoln Lawyer

Genre: mystery-thriller

Synopsis: Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a criminal defense attorney who works out of the back seat of his 1980’s Lincoln Town Car. His ex-wife (Marisa Tomei) is an attorney in the DA’s office.  His investigator is Frank (William H. Macy).  Mick has a bit of a sleazy reputation as an attorney.  His specialty is getting his clients to plead out without actually going to trial.  When Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) is arrested on assault charges, he wants Mick to be his lawyer.  Mick is in his early 20’s and has a filthy-rich family to pay his legal bills.  He does not want a plea bargain - he insists he is innocent.  As Mick and his investigator start digging, some discrepancies come to light. Then things get really complicated.  By the end of the movie Mick’s life is threatened – as is the life of his ex-wife and daughter.

My two cents: A very good movie.  If is nice to see Matthew McConaughey not relying on going shirtless to keep the audience entertained.  William H. Macy and Marissa Tomei were both great in their rolls.  The plot was well done with some great legal twists.  You don’t fully know who did what to whom until the very end.  This movie is well worth seeing.  I really hope to see some sequels.

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