Day 136: "Rule 1: I get paid or I don't work."

As courtroom/crime dramas go, The Lincoln Lawyer was pretty good.  A street savvy lawyer gets called upon to defend a Beverly Hills kid in an assault case, the kid tells his story, the lawyer starts investigating, and GO!  I can't really go into any more of the story, because the spoiler alerts would be popping up every fifth word.  There are more twists and turns in this movie than your average high-speed roller coaster.  Just when something comes into focus and begins to make sense, HEY LOOK something new and shiny to throw into the mix.  As all over the place as it gets though, by the end, everything comes together to be wrapped up into a package that John Grisham would have had a hard time coming up with.

Matthew McConaughey does a believable job as defense attorney Mick Haller, one of those lawyers who might be seen in a late night commercial touting his services.  This guy begins the story believing in nothing more than the almighty dollar and its powers to acquit the innocent, but grows a bit over the course of the story.  He doesn't grow too much though.  Captain Wooden, Ryan Phillipe is the man accused of assault.  How this guy keeps getting work astounds me.  He's got the emotional range of an ice cube.  William H. macy is Haller's investigator, again showing that he is a vastly underrated actor.  Marisa Tomei plays Haller's on-again, off-again girlfriend, and doing a nice job with the role.

I'm not really a fan of the courtroom drama genre, but this was actually pretty good.  My wife is a huge follower of the genre, and I'll probably watch it again with her.  Check it out, I mean how often does McConaughey make a movie worth seeing?  7.5/10

See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!