Let's be realistic.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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.

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This film is a very entertaining, if a little dumbed-down/simplified story. It is not easy to make a completely original courtroom drama, considering that this is not really a new genre and considering that there are shows like Law and Order (the original) that were releasing 21+ episodes of courtroom drama a year.There are original legal dramas, it is not impossible, but you need more time than a film. Suits, The Night Of and some others take their time to tell a long story. In a film of 2 hours, it's much harder.Having that said, they did a great job here. The production values are high. The script is tight, without pointless subplots and missing plot threads. It never feels too long nor rushed. The music does its part, the cinematography is very good, keeps things fresh and interesting. The one flaw I would say this film has is that there isn't much of a twist. Let me explain. It's not predictable to the point where you're guessing and taking bets on what happens next, but a lot of that is due to them telling you exactly what's what. The mystery part is unexplored, so we don't have that suspense. We don't get a chance to think or try to solve the puzzle, we just get to watch the story unravel like a magic trick.This is good film nonetheless and if Hollywood made more films like this, not necessarily 10/10 films week in week out (which is impossible, unless you're a very generous reviewer) then I'd say we are in a kind of golden age of cinema.Unfortunately, the average film these days is a 4/10 or 5/10 cashgrab, as sequels, requels make these original 7/10 films as rare as 9/10s and 10/10s.

"Mick Haller is a defense lawyer who works out of his Lincoln. When a wealthy Realtor is accused of assaulting a prostitute, Haller is asked to defend him. The man claims that the woman is trying to get some money out of him. But when Haller looks at the evidence against him, he learns that this case might be linked to an old case of his." This movie absolutely butchers the music that has been chosen! None of the tracks gets the attention or time that they deserve, and because of that, they do not at all support the picture. The plot, the scenes and the quality of the actors is all really OK, but the misuse of music destroys my experience. It is hard to understand why a movie with this kind of budget, can't get the use of the soundtrack right!