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- 2011
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 58 m
- 2011
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 58 m
Summary Mickey Haller is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy accused of assault. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develo...
Directed By: Brad Furman
Written By: John Romano, Michael Connelly
- 2011
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 58 m
- 2011
- R
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 58 m
The Lincoln Lawyer
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7.4
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Summary Mickey Haller is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln Continental sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of a lifetime: defending a Beverly Hills playboy accused of assault. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develo...
Directed By: Brad Furman
Written By: John Romano, Michael Connelly
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
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74% Positive
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23% Mixed
7 Reviews
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3% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 31 Critic Reviews
63
74% Positive
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
23% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
3% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
I like movies about smart guys who are wise asses, and think their way out of tangles with criminals. I like courtroom scenes. I like big old cars. I like The Lincoln Lawyer because it involves all three.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 216 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
172 Ratings
172 Ratings
19% Mixed
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
2% Negative
4 Ratings
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 216 User Ratings
7.4
80% Positive
172 Ratings
172 Ratings
19% Mixed
40 Ratings
40 Ratings
2% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
A tight, gripping legal thriller from start to finish. This is the role Matthew Mcconaughhey was born to play. Intelligent, funny, and utterly enthralling- courtroom dramas don't get much better than this. One of last year's best movies- a shame the critics don't seem to agree.
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"The First Great FILM of the year , stylish , well done , and suspenseful , Matthew McCanoughy gives one of the best performances of his Career filled with twist and turns so great you will not want to leave when its over . Best movie of the year .. so far" .. A+
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Shamelessly entertaining.
Populated with a peerless supporting cast, actors who bring just the right history to their roles.
The next step in Matthew McConaughey's inevitable march to network television is The Lincoln Lawyer, a pilot disguised as a feature-length movie, with an entire season's arc crammed into two hours.
The intricate plotting that distinguished the book overwhelms the movie.
There's a reason potboiler paperbacks don't make good movies - there's too much outlandish plot, even for Hollywood.
I saw Lincoln Lawyer 1st show Friday night. I read the book twice and it was awesome to see the characters from the book on the big screen! The movie is so much better than the book!
Matthew was superb from beginning to end! This movie will have you on the edge of your seat! It demands all of your attention! I am a huge Trace Adkins fan, he played the leader of the biker gang in the movie.
He was very sexy, HOT! Trace did an awesome acting job! All the actors were on the top of their game!
Go see this movie, you will love it! I'm going back to see in Sunday! ENJOY!!
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Having seen this movie twice, I can say that the story holds water.
Matthew McConaughey portrays a lawyer named Mickey Haller. While unorthodox, he is one of the best in the business.
Knowing that, a young man accused of assaulting a prostitute hires him for defense. At first glance, Haller is sure that the scariest person in the world is an innocent man, but his view gradually changes as he comes face to face with pure evil.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" is the perfect "mystery film"; while Haller tries to figure out what is happening, viewers follow along and try to draw their own conclusions from the evidence presented.
Part comedy, part drama, and all thriller, "The Lincoln Lawyer" will take you for a ride you won't soon forget.
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does respect its appetite..
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Lincoln Lawyer is a character driven courtroom drama about a lawyer whose case grows less about his client and more about himself. The case in here is quite simpler and doesn't have any unnecessary twists and turns and instead justifies its reasoning with well constructed steps. The screenplay is tight, gripping and adaptive for the viewers to easily connect since it resembles a lot with the known practicality. Having said that, it doesn't suggest in any way, that there aren't tricky and darker take on a lawyer's life, but every bit of tactic they have, is a seen-this-seen-that from such genres. And still in its own terms with McConaughey's calm spirit, it charms away the runtime. It falls flatly on face on technical aspects like cinematography, background score and editing. The camera work is appreciative with a darker theme which may not be appealing for the audience but is palpable to its surrounding and tone. The conversations are bang on money since they are argumentative with debates on ethics and technicality that keeps the viewers tangled in its world. Romano's adaptation might have missed the essential soul from the book but it does capture its characters aptly which is then celebrated by the cast. The director Furman has executed well enough to create the anticipated impact with a hardcore world which may not run on rules but is still fueled with ethics. As mentioned earlier, the strength of the cast affects a lot with McConaughey at the heart of it pumping harder and faster than ever and is supported well by Tomei, Macy, Cranston and Pena, who steals the spotlight in his limited time. Nail-biting courtroom drama, finely structured script and McConaughey are the high points of the feature that makes it thoroughly entertaining. The Lincoln Lawyer is not some game changer of its genre but does respect its appetite.
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The plot offers no surprises but the directing and screenplay lets you be entertained by the likeable cast of characters and gets you involved with the story. A movie with Matthew McConaughey that you won't easily hate.
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Really not as great as everyone said it was. That may be why I can give it the greatest rating ever, it didn't live up to my expectations. It kind of felt like a 2 hour long Law and Order episode with a smart criminal. Don't get me wrong, I like Law and Order (SVU mostly) but L&O doesn't have to spend the amount of money on their episodes as this movie would have. Mcconaughey gave a great performance as did Marisa Tomei but the story wasn't as great as it could have been. The ending is where it fell flat for me but with a 6/10, it is worth your viewing.
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Awards
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
• 1 Nomination
