Wednesday, March 23, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer

So it was a toss up this week between seeing Limitless or The Lincoln Lawyer, no worries we picked BOTH! So first let's get to the best out of the two, The Lincoln Lawyer. This movie is about Matthew McConaughey, or Mick Haller, a dirty lawyer who is willing to represent the rich powerful and even the guilty. Mick does not have an office like most lawyers, instead he drives around in this awesome 1980’s-vintage Cartier edition Lincoln Town car. Are you impressed that I know that? Well you shouldn't be because I totally cheated and looked it up but it's still a bad A$$ ride!

So anyways back to the story, Mick is a lawyer that has no problem working for the scum of LA. We see him with dirty lawyers, drug dealers, hookers, bikers, and even rich playboys like our new criminal Louis, played by a still very sexy Ryan Phillippe. Louis is charged with attempted rape and assault. The kicker is the girl he beat up is a hooker and not trustworthy. Louis also has a very VERY convincing story, money, and great connections. So it comes down to who do we trust?

Mick gets help from his friends played by John Leguizamo, William H. Macy, and his baby-mama Marissa Tomei. Tomei is there to be the conscience that Mick has left at the door. They continue to have their romance steam up the screen and their personal problem always clash. That's one of those can't live with them, can't live without them. William H. Macy is a private detective that tries to help Mick and we get the idea that they have been friends for many many years. They count on one another and think of the other as family. Leguizamo's character was a little confusing and honestly I really didn't think they needed him but whatever, the dude took the job. His character is basically there to tell Mick what is going on in the court and stuff like that.

The film is FILLED with amazing scenes and questionable loyalties. We have no idea who to trust and we question every minute who is good or evil. Mick slowly starts going crazy because he finds things out about the past that haunt him.

The only thing I didn't like was the ending, it left a lot of unanswered questions and a bunch or confusion. The climax was fantastic but I wish we could have had 5 more minutes to wrap a few ends up. I found myself asking about characters we had not seen in a while. I suppose they probably left it open so there could someday be a sequel. I would for sure see it because McConaughey was fantastic. I am not even a very big fan of his but I was very impressed with what he did with this character. We believed he was going crazy, we believed in the love he had in his family, we believe the guilt and every other emotion. He was fantastic and brilliant and I don't say that often about actors.

Over all if you are in the mood for a good court room/living on the streets drama this is for you. It is for both the guys and the girls. It has a lot of action and tons of little puzzle bits along the way. I say check it out!

I give it a B+

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