The Lincoln Lawyer 4/5
After hearing numerous radio advertisements for The Lincoln Lawyer I actually wasn’t enticed into going to see it. It appeared to be a typical run of the mill thriller film that you can find every other week in the cinema. It was after a family member went to see it and highly recommended it to me that I considered viewing it. I also had a discount voucher for the cinema, which I decided to put to good use and see The Lincoln Lawyer.
The audience are first introduced to Mick Haller, a defence lawyer who operates his work through the backseat of his treasured Lincoln car. A wealthy Beverly Hills estate agent is accused of raping a prostitute, which becomes Haller’s next case but as the trial commences secrets begin unravelling and Haller soon discovers that his client may not be as innocent as he portrays.
As I have previously stated, I was not particularly looking forward to viewing this film so I did enter the cinema with a rather negative view of what was about to happen. However, I was very pleasantly surprised within the first fifteen minutes. I felt that Mick Haller was an instantly likeable character and the audience were immediately on his side. Matthew McConaughey is not an actor that I am familiar with (aside from the hilarious cameo where he plays himself in Sex and the City) and it was great to see him in action taking on a role that he was made for.
Ryan Phillippe starred as Louis Roulet, the real estate agent who was accused of raping a prostitute and was being represented by Haller. I immediately liked this character, a statement which I know a lot of people will disagree with. I thought that Phillippe brought a likeness about him and I felt real empathy for him when he was stating his case for innocence from the outset. This role was also played very well; a classic example of this was when at the beginning of the film I remember feeling empathy for the character and as the film was progressing, feeling absolute resentment towards him.
On exiting the cinema I was genuinely surprised at how much I enjoyed this film and have since recommended it to a lot of people. This film was very well constructed and the acting was fantastic. I enjoyed it so much that I went out and bought the book, which was a little different from the film.
Good points: The acting, especially from McConaughey and Phillippe, the final courtroom scene and of course the ending.
Bad points: None, even after reading the book I did not feel that there was anything important missing.
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