Legal thriller "The Lincoln Lawyer" provides movie fans a great rental for weekend entertainment. The Matthew McConaughey court drama and suspense film is currently at the top spot on Redbox rentals, showing its popularity after release this past week.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" is based on the book by Michael Connelly, and co-stars Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy, and Marisa Tomei. McCounaghey plays the lead, a defense lawyer named Mick Haller, who works out of his chauffeured Lincoln Town Car. Mick is infamous for getting all sorts of scum acquitted of heinous crimes and saved from jail time. For his latest case, he is requested to work with a wealthy young man named Louis Roulet (Phillippe) who claims he's been falsely accused of beating a young woman. McCounaghey takes the case due to the large payout involved but soon discovers there's much more to the case than he initially bargained for.
Right now, "Lincoln Lawyer" is getting favorable reviews all over the world wide web. Times Record News says in its review, "The courtroom scenes, when McConaughey's character goes up against the opposing lawyer (Josh Lucas), are a work of art. It's thrilling to watch the justice mechanism churning." The Spokesman Review says, "Matthew McConaughey keeps his shirt on and is surprisingly good as the bottom-feeder attorney in this twisty, cleverly plotted thriller based on the crime novel by Michael Connelly." While it may seem a bit like "CSI" or "Law & Order" episodes, most critics and everyday movie fans who have seen this legal thriller have enjoyed the film.
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