The Lincoln Lawyer. This movie is based on a Michael Connelly book. I’ve read plenty of Connelly’s books, but I haven’t read this one specifically. We have Mick Halley (Matthew McConaughey) who is approached to defend Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe). Louis is accused of beating up a woman after meeting her at a bar. We soon find out that she is a prostitute and that Louis is a wealthy young man. It brings into question her motive. Mick along with his private eye, Frank Levin (William H. Macy), start to do their research and find that Louis isn’t as innocent as he claims.
This is a really solid movie. I’m not sure how much there is to quibble about. The acting is well done. There doesn’t seem to be any holes in the plot. There are some lucky breaks in the movie, but aren’t there often lucky breaks when dealing with criminal investigations? I think it all works marvelously well.
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