The Lincoln Lawyer

Lionsgate | Release Date: March 18, 2011

7.4	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 211 Ratings

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JamesLMar 20, 2011

The premise of this film was ludicrous from the start which greatly limited your enjoyment. MM's performance was a one dimensional character of super cool which was annoying after a while. That said the film was more enjoyable than anythingThe premise of this film was ludicrous from the start which greatly limited your enjoyment. MM's performance was a one dimensional character of super cool which was annoying after a while. That said the film was more enjoyable than anything I have seen this year with the exception of "Company Men".… Expand

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jdrandall38Jul 25, 2011

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,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.… Expand

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gfnyMar 23, 2011

The plot is a little loose and could use some tweaking but all in all it was an entertaining movie. I am not sure why the word Lincoln was in the title but hey I say a Lincoln

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sniperkingMar 13, 2012

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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Trev29Aug 23, 2013

Basically a routine Law and Order episode stretched out into a full length film. These stories are always somewhat interesting but hardly original. All those plot twists are lazy and predictable.

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BroyaxMay 22, 2018

Film à procès procédurier très classique dans sa présentation avec le bellâtre sur le retour Matthieu MacCotruc -presque supportable ici- sa femme couguar Marisa Tomei -encore bonne- et le blanc-bec -le jeune bellâtre- Ryan Bidule...

TrèsFilm à procès procédurier très classique dans sa présentation avec le bellâtre sur le retour Matthieu MacCotruc -presque supportable ici- sa femme couguar Marisa Tomei -encore bonne- et le blanc-bec -le jeune bellâtre- Ryan Bidule...

Très classique à ce qu'il semble, car les apparences sont trompeuses : en règle générale, le ténor du barreau baise son client mais ici, c'est l'inverse qui se produit ! Le doute s'efface bien vite en effet sur les intentions et la personnalité du jeune gosse de riches impliqué dans cette sordide affaire...

La grande qualité du film est sans conteste son rythme élevé, un bon point pour un film à procédures, on en conviendra. L'autre qualité concernerait la suite de rebondissements à faire mourir de honte un ballon de basket... sauf que ce n'en est pas une en dernier recours, votre Honneur !

Le film se croit malin avec son scénario qui tire les ficelles de part et d'autre mais s'enlise de lui-même dans les sables mouvants de l'invraisemblance carabinée et surmultipliée. C'est tout simplement aberrant de A à Z, tellement aberrant que cela confine au grotesque, surtout à la fin lorsque des tas de lapins sortent du chapeau-surprise. Alors que pendant ce temps, de gros trous dans l'intrigue font leur apparition mais ça, les scénaristes bourrés n'en ont cure.

A noter un petit rôle pour Bryan Cranston (Monsieur White), déjà plus brillant que toute la distribution réunie ! méditez là-dessus, les bellâtres !

En conclusion, rebondir n'est pas jouer, y compris en vieille Lincoln... (une petite Lincoln, elle ne fait que 6 mètres).… Expand

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amheretojudgeAug 24, 2018

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 anydoes 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.… Expand

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DawdlingPoetNov 27, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I found this to be quite a slow moving film, as far as the plot is concerned. Its rather stylised, with most scenes havng a yellow colour tint to it - most scenes being set in a courthouse, especially towards the end. Its more of a crime thriller with hints of mystery in it maybe, a slow burning one but one none the less, if that makes any sense?. The movie includes multiple scenes of him being chauffered around the city in a Lincoln branded car (presumably hence the name of the movie), one which has the personalised licence plate 'NTGUILTY', so clearly Mick isn't too doubtful or conflicted conscience wise regarding who he represents, or hadn't been beforehand certainly. Also there are multiple scenes involving a Hells Angels group of bearded men in large motorcycles who seem to be mates with said lawyer.

There are numerous characters present throughout, who have their own angle, interests to defend etc. it did feel quite confusing trying to make sense of the case and get a feel for who may be concealing what about the true events behind the case. The motives of different people aren't made entirely clear until quite late on and there are some surprising moments, if you can stick with it to the end but I certainly wouldn't say its the most enthralling watch I've, um, watched.

I found myself with a bit of a wry smile as I realised there's a somewhat ironic theme or question posed by it - that being which can you trust more, so called prison snitches or accused criminals on one hand or lawyers who obviously represent the accused. Its well known that in America (and likely elsewhere, generally), lawyers aren't especially trusted or necessarily well regarded and of course there are other such movies that include this rather fundamental doubt or question but this one I thought was quite interesting in terms of the angle it takes, in as much as its not all about the accused and the trial but moreso about the lawyer, his different clients and the way he backed himself up, how he viewed the system and things. I didn't find Mick to be an entirely likeable character funnily enough, he comes across as being all about who you know and maintaining a reputation no matter what - if anything, I'd say I found the movie to be somewhat 'clinical', which put me off, although the plot has one or two interesting twists, especially towards the end where there were some rather shocking twists, which may well be less expected than earlier ones. I thought it was pretty watchable but as I say it was a little cinical or, to use another term, perhaps slightly bland in substance in parts when going over some details. I felt that the first half of the movie was a bit clinical, as I say, although the pace does build up somewhat and as I say, there were more sudden, surprising plot twists present towards the end, which made it more interesting. I'm not sure what else I can say about it really - to me it was ok, I thought that Matthew McConaughey did pretty well in portraying the rather arrogant and self assured lawyer, he came across well on screen I suppose, seeming quite convincing, the real issue to me was that I didn't particularly like the main characters and I suppose in a sense I felt rather indifferent to what the outcome would be. I suppose I also had hoped it might be more of a crime drama/thriller but it was less of that and more of a crime mystery, as I say. Before I end this section, I'll add that cast wise, this title features numerous highly regarded actors including Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy and Bryan Cranston (of Breaking Bad fame) and its running time is approximately an hour and 55 minutes long, which I'd say nowadays seems to be about the average running time of a movie, particularly one with a slightly complicated story like this.

Overall, personally no I wouldn't recommend it. I thought it was alright - there are some good plot twists and the acting is decent enough but the script was a bit too bleak perhaps for my personal liking. I found it to be a bit too slow pace wise for certainly the first half of the movie and the characters, while numerous, were maybe a bit too shady? I'm not sure but I can certainly say that it didn't really 'grab me' and it definitely isn't a movie I'm likely to think about or want to re-watch again. Maybe I have something against sytlised movies - I do wonder sometimes but thats just me. Its watchable but not as good as other movies, I'd say. I can't really think of anything much else to add to be honest but I couldn't specifically recommend it, although other people may find following the plot and seeing the various plot twists be played out, more enjoyable and find it more intriguing and enthralling than I did - to me it was distinctly average.… Expand

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