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Best movie of this year hands down!

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

The title "The Lincoln Lawyer" derives from the Lincoln Continental in which the slick attorney Mickey Haller conducts his business in defending sleazy clients. Appropriately, the license plate of the vehicle is NTGUILTY.But attorney Haller finds himself in an unusual situation when it turns out that his current client is actually guilty of multiple crimes including murder. Moreover, Haller has been specially selected by the psycho Louis Rolet, who has killed a victim in the past that resulted in the false conviction of one of Haller's clients. The twisted mind of Rolet places Haller in the position mounting Rollet's defense or violate the client-attorney privilege.Matthew McConaughey is good as the smooth-talking and hard-drinking attorney. And Ryan Phillpipe is passable as the snot-nosed psychopath from Beverly Hills. There are some plot twists and decent location filming in Los Angeles. One of the strengths of the film is in the secondary characters that include the efficient secretary, the ex-wife, the chauffeur, the private eye, the sleazy district attorney, the snitch, the hard-nosed detective, and a lovable chorus of bikers as clients of Haller. Overall, this was a well-plotted suspense film that moved at a brisk pace. The best part of the film was the development of Haller's character, who, despite his personal shortcomings, feels remorse for the false conviction of a former client and strives to serve the greater cause of justice.

Starring Matthew McConaughey in this courtroom drama tells the story of a lawyer and his justice in protecting his name to help and serve his clients. In this film, he finds a perfect fit for his likable personality and screen charisma in a fictitious character created by Michael Connelly (Blood Work), a prolific best-selling author of legal thrillers. Michael "Mickey" Haller (McConaughey) conducts business in Los Angeles County from the back seat of a Lincoln Town Car driven by Earl (Laurence Mason), a former client working off his legal fees. This is a great role for McConaughey where he doesn't need to be over the top, and spewing out ridiculous one-liners, as he carries the film through beginning to end.Within the film, we see that Haller is a smooth operator who relies on his street smarts to make sure he always gets payment up front for the legal services rendered. He tries hard to avoid lengthy trials and prefers to cut slick plea bargain deals for the scum he represents. The Lincoln Lawyer does play out as if there was a potential series or franchise lined up, but since the film was not a box office success, we were only left with one film. This film is far more engaging and entertaining than one would have originally presented, as it keeps us the audience engaged in the story and wanting more of each step of the way. The supporting cast play their roles great, the dialogue is clever and the end result isn't as predictable as some of these other recent drama releases. The camera work does resemble that of a television series, which as been point out but as one continues watching the film unfold, it becomes less of a problem.

Great crime drama with an excellent Matthew McConaughey portraying a suave lawyer who works out of his car and demands great fees to get the desired results for the defendants.Marisa Tomei's role as his wife is greatly under-stated here. Her part needed to a lot more developed. William H. Macy appears as Matt's investigator, but he soon takes a bullet ending his role in the film.What made the film so good were the many twists and plenty of irony here. While defending a client, Matt discovers his guilt in another crime and the guy comes from a rich family with mother Frances Fisher providing plenty of surprises by film's end.Ethics is a great subject and plot in this very interesting film.

The Lincoln Lawyer is a good movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a great cast. It won't keep you at the edge of your seat, but what Lincoln Lawyer lacks it mostly makes up for with Matthew McConaughey, who delivers a terrific performance as Mick Haller, his character has many different mood swings throughout the film, and he does all of these parts very well, there are also impressive performances from the likes of William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei and the great Bryan Cranston. It calls itself a thriller but I really wouldn't consider it that, it's a crime drama, referring to this film as a thrilling is making us expect a lot of very intense scenes and some twists and turns throughout, none of that is seen here, it's a very bland story. No scene comes unexpectedly or suddenly, there is always build up to it and you always know, in a way, what is going to happen next, it's very predictable, there is nothing about the story that stands out and makes it unique from any other crime film. It may be the most innocent film to be considered a thriller, but the Lincoln Lawyer is still an enjoyable film mostly because of a very dedicated performance from McConaughey, and I would recommend it as a good drama to watch if you ever see it on television or Netflix and have some time to kill. A lawyer believes he has made a huge mistake after he moves from representing lowlifes to defending an LA rich kid. Best Performance: Matthew McConaughey Worst Performance: John Leguizamo