leethomas-11621 SPOILER ALERT Maybe my legal sense is poor but why can't Haller drop Roulet as a client after he visits Martinez in San Quentin and realises he's been set up? I staggered through until the demise of William Macy's character and then had no real reason to watch this one out. Plot too forced and ultimately unconvincing. (viewed 11/16)

Artless_Dodger This is a slick, flashy, courtroom thriller about a slick, flashy lawyer. Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) makes a fast buck defending ne'er do wells, until he's presented with a gift wrapped opportunity to line his pockets defending a rich kid accused of assault.McConaughey does well in the cocky titular role, showing us a near alcoholic whose life is disintegrating around him as he finds himself wading through something much deeper than he'd expected. Ryan Phillippe, as Louis Roulet (the rich kid) fails to provide a convincing counterweight, and other members of a promising cast are underused, with the lovely Marisa Tomei and William H. Macy almost wasted. As with most things slick and flashy, it doesn't have much depth. You slip and slide from one scene to the next without having a moment to draw breath. It is fast paced, and exciting, but the story is far fetched and implausible. If you want to waste a couple of hours, you could do much worse. However, if you're looking for something particularly worthwhile, this probably isn't going to be it.

AMar_rom McConaughey is surprisingly good in this court drama as the amoral but capable defense lawyer Mickey Haller. Haller accepts to represent the case of a rich young man accused of mauling to death a young woman after allegedly trying to rape her. Haller makes a good effort to help his client, however, he soon realizes that some decisions in life always come at a cost.Haller is a good defense attorney and takes his cases not because he believes in his clients innocence necessarily. Instead, he claims that everybody in our society is entitled to a legal representation and of course he is up to the job provided the payment is there for his services. He appears as a cynical person but he abides by the law.This is a good film and especially viewers who like court dramas will not be disappointed. The movie becomes a bit formulaic in the second half but still it leaves a very good impression.

Fernando Schiavi 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.