Guilty or Not Guilty?? That Is The Question!!

So this past weekend I went back to my hometown Houston, Texas. I do not go home a lot so I was excited to see all of my friends and family. I still did not know what movie I wanted to see but it was OK because my parents chose for me! My parent's movie pick of the week was (wait for it) The Lincoln Lawyer. The film, directed by Brad Furman, stars Matthew McConaughey (Mick Haller), Ryan Phillippe (Louis Roulet) and Marisa Tomei (Maggie McPherson).

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Review
The Lincoln Lawyer, based on the best-selling novel by Michael Connelly, is about a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney named Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) 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.

The Good
The casting director, did a great job selecting this cast. Everyone in the movie did a fantastic job acting their part but the stand out star of the movie was definitely Matthew McConaughey. Now normally I am used to see him running around shirtless, which I do not object to, and being a playboy in most of his movies. So it was a drastic change for me to see him take on such as serious role! Even though it was a serious movie, he still found a way to add his own touch of humor to it. This is definitely his strongest leading role he has done as of now. Every movie has some kind of love story, and this film is no different. Maggie McPherson (Tomei) is Mickey Haller’s (McConaughey)  love interest in the movie. They had good chemistry and they made their connection seem very believable. Another good thing about this movie is that it had fantastic storyline which included surprising plots. It was like a roller coaster and I had no idea where the story was going to take me next.

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The Bad
I do not have a lot of bad things to say about the movie. The one critique I would give it is that it was pretty long. The previews and the movie together had a running time of 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Overall
Since it was my parent’s choice, I was neutral about seeing the movie.  I hadn’t seen many previews or promotions for this movie, so I was not quite sure what to expect. Now normally I do not like roller coasters, but I thoroughly enjoyed The Lincoln Lawyer. There was not a time during the movie where I was not sitting on the edge of my seat or trying to guess what was going to happen next! The Lincoln Lawyer gets a whopping 9.1 on the Chan-o-Meter. The movie also had great reviews; Peter Travers from The Rolling Stones said the Lincoln Lawyer was a "slam bang twister of a legal thriller”. Even though the movie had great reviews, Deadline.com reported that it came in 4th in the box office on its opening weekend bringing in $13.3 million. Even though it didn't do that well on its opening weekend, I suspect after the word gets out about how great this movie is, it will bring in a lot more money before it leaves the theaters.

On To The Next
So far I have seen a love story (Beastly), a thriller (Red Riding Hood) and a drama ( The Lincoln Lawyer). As you can see, I like a lot of different genres of movies! Next week I plan on seeing the new action packed movie called Source Code. I have seen a ton of commercials and promotions for it, so we will see if it can top the Lincoln Lawyer! Do you think the Source Code will be better?