Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

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

I have just completed watching all four seasons of Connelly's Bosch series on Prime, which is outstanding in my opinion. Thinking it over, McConnaughy as Haller is a more compelling character still, probably because of McConnaughy's ability to manage complexity, plus his subtlety and sense of timing. I just ran a search for "Lincoln Lawyer 2," and, indeed, a project is planned, though it's not fleshed out with details. This is a universe I can easily inhabit (in fact, Bosch and Haller occupy the same fictional universe, both living in the hills overlooking LA --- Haller has told Bosch in a Bosch novel that he was played by McConnaughy in a film, this gets and stays recursive!). Honestly, Haller seems for real, as do the other characters. One mark of a film I enjoy is that it stays with me afterwards. That is very much the case for Lincoln Lawyer. In fact, I'm not a huge fan of crime dramas, but stories like this certainly break all my rules. Among the best crime stories I have seen, and it certainly left me wanting more!

Lots of good acting and directing and dialogue. But to many gaping plot holes.1, he says he got hit on the head and knocked out. but the two men who helped the victim would have testified he was not. that one alone would have found him guilty without a doubt as I'm sure they would have also testified to witnessing the bad guy beating the victim. 2, the other guy in jail for the similar crime would have also testified that this new bad guy was his bad guy too. instant get of of jail free card. but he doesn't use it, instead he freaks out and runs away. total garbage. the script writer was an idiot for using that and everyone letting that stay in the movie is an idiot too. 3, the gun was stolen from the lawyers office, not his home. maybe his home doesn't have cameras, maybe it does. but the office would have and it would have also been easy enough to find on the cameras when the bad guy came into the building on his own when the gun was stolen. also, no reason to believe the bad guy knew any gun was there. made worse when the lawyer doesn't tell the police his gun is stolen. (and yes, that gun could have been linked to him by the old bullets tracing, not the shells, if any bullets have been kept also as it was used in evidence previously as claimed it was still) 4, hard to believe anyone, lawyers included, especially this lawyer, wouldn't have made sure the damaging evidence against his confessed guilty client had made it into the hands of the right people while keeping his hands clean of it. especially after the bad guy made this extra personal by killing his friend. those 4 points brought this otherwise unexceptional typical courtroom drama down from a probably 6.5 or 7 to a 1.to many times movies mistakes are missed or ignored because of all the nice flashy good stuff in between. but if you don't pay attention, you are only fooling yourself. Hollywood, like anyone else, needs to be as accurate as possible to be responsible to the audience. i personally hate it when they mess up history. if censorship should be anywhere, it should be when history is twisted for the sake of being creative.

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. The Lincoln Lawyer is one of my favorite Matthew McConaughey movies it's very stylish and has some pretty great performances it also builds up with a lot of tension and it's a really good thriller and i loved that scene when Ryan Phillippe went by his house and he was standing there outside waiting for him with a gun on his hands really great film, performances and also pretty good direction and script you won't be disappointed.

The director Brad Furman returns with a fusion of suspense with courtroom drama that gained prominence in recent years, always managing to leave a tip of doubt in the audience and keeping the interest with all times. Roadmaps that address court dramas are not new and have been adapted to film several opportunities. When the events and characters are well developed and tied in such a way that the suspense and surprises arise until the last minute, it is virtually certain success at the box office. With a budget of $ 40 million and based on the best-selling book by Michael Connelly, written by John Romano performs a job well structured and efficient when it proposes with a great script, an aesthetic 70s and a lot of familiar faces from the general public.Furman presents the protagonist in the first minutes of the film, showing how he treats his customers in his car, and then acting in some cases in full chain, showing us a bit of intelligence Mick and what are their methods of making agreements with prosecutors and his coldness to negotiate with criminals. The screenplay by John Romano also hit by treating their subplots significantly, additional investigation and the main trial. Others are less explored, but we understand them very well, as Mick's relationship with his ex-wife and his assistant driver Earl. Another risky is the revelation of the perpetrator prematurely. From that point, the script no longer an investigative thriller try to assemble the puzzle to find on your end who was the real killer and show the contractor Mick was telling the truth or not. The script goes on to win an air of psychological drama to put the conscience and sense of justice Mick proof. He will need to continue to do their work, but going to face the threat to his family and to fix a past mistake in search of redemption. The end ends up losing a little too late to show multiple. Some are very smart, others seem only attempts to try to surprise the audience even more.The direction of Furman has characteristics make the TV series American police by his way of filming and of course, for its investigative plot. He works with very little open plans and favors close-ups and hand- held cameras to insert the viewer directly into the scene and to address more existential issues, especially those involving more action, giving overall a thriller constant all the time. Moreover, the closed plans show the chaos in the mind of the protagonist, especially when he begins to piece together the thriller from the latter half of the projection. He also abuses the scenes of traveling in time that would normally be used more fixed cameras, as the scenes of the court. It becomes exaggerated the constant movement of the camera, but ends up running for also give more impetus to the scene. Some sequences are, however, very well accomplished. There is a sequence he goes walking through the corridors of the court talking to a colleague at the beginning of the film, and another later in the death of a character, in which the camera follows Mick out of her car, runs up and goes into a sort of townhouse to meet the body lying in the living room of the house.Matthew McConaughey is the main factor that makes the story work and earn credibility. Your character Mick is unveiled in the first half hour of the plot. It is a criminal who has his office in the car which has among its clients or guilty people generally unreliable. He knows how to act within the law but has the trickery of the streets and knows the streets and crime. The wheel he has his squire Earl (Laurence Manson). Mick knows who is good at it and the registration plate of your car reveals his confidence: NTGUILTY (not guilty). In the courts, knows how to get the information to the right people through the small "aid money" to get inside information from their cases. For payment, he does not hesitate to postpone the process leaving your customer a little more in jail if he does not get the deal. Besides the good performance of McConaughey, we see familiar faces and always deliver interesting performances. Marisa Tomei as public prosecutor and former wife of Mick, Maggie, William H. Macy as the investigator Frank Levin, John Lenguizamo as Val Valenzuela and Josh Lucas as Ted Minton promoter. Besides Michael Peña in the small but important role of Jesus Martinez, Bryan Cranston of "Breaking Bad" series, and Katherine Moennig. The only one who seems not so convincing in the role of a playboy of questionable character Ryan Phillippe is Louis Roulet with her. But the actor does not quite compromising other performances.The Lincoln Lawyer got good reviews from critics, and has billed $ 57 million at the box office, a figure considered high for a courtroom drama. And for good reason. Many factors contribute to this. Several well-known names a dynamic script and progresses naturally and not abusing legal jargon leaving everything to the public educational policy, an issue agile Jeff McEvoy, a picture that blends well with the daytime scenes suspenseful night led by Lukas Ettlin and a soundtrack by Cliff Martinez without compromising supported the songs that dictate the universe and the characters are inserted. The twists and constant atmosphere of suspense even after the premature disclosure of the offender, and the good performances already guarantee sure you leave satisfied from exhibition.