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The Lincoln Lawyer

2011

Brad Furman

Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy ...

6.5

20,781

Thriller. Drama Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln sedan. Haller has spent most of his career defending garden-variety criminals, until he lands the case of his career: defending Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), a Beverly Hills playboy accused of rape and attempted murder. But the seemingly straightforward case suddenly develops into a deadly game of survival for Haller. [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Andrew Barker Variety	"The Lincoln Lawyer is a quintessential airport-novel kind of movie, possessing no great qualities or ambitions"	NEG
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	“'The Lincoln Lawyer' is workmanlike, engagingly acted and entertaining (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"This screen adaptation of Michael Connelly's clever legal thriller is stylish, suspenseful and thoroughly entertaining (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	Kirk Honeycutt The Hollywood Reporter	"A moderately entertaining crime drama"	NEU
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"'The Lincoln Lawyer' qualifies as a surprisingly enjoyable success (...) With luck, there will be more of McConaughey’s Mickey Haller to come (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS

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