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Overview
More than a decade after making a star turn in A TIME TO KILL, Matthew McConaughey stars in another legal-thriller adaptation. This time, Michael Connelly’s novel THE LINCOLN LAWYER serves as the inspiration, providing a plot about a defense attorney who realizes his client has a connection to one of his old cases.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Brad Furman - Director
Michael Pe a
Tommy Lee Jones
Inari Vachs
Matthew McConaughey
Marisa Tomei
Ryan Phillippe
William H. Macy
Michael Peña
Pell James
Shea Whigham
Details
- Format: Blu-ray (Digital Theater System, AC-3, Dolby, Dubbed, Widescreen)
- Run Time: 119
- Color Format: Color
- UPC: 031398137085
- Genre: MYSTERY / SUSPENSE / THRILLER
- Rating: R (MPAA)
- Release Date: July 2011
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
"Ettlin gives both the movie and us a smooth, stylish ride around town." - 03/18/2011 Los Angeles Times
3 stars out of 4 -- "THE LINCOLN LAWYER is workmanlike, engagingly acted and entertaining." - 03/16/2011 Chicago Sun-Times
"[A] near perfect match of material and actor....That swagger, that rakish smile and that offhand drawl convincingly power McConaughey's portrayal of this slick legal hustler." - 03/18/2011 USA Today
4 stars out of 5 -- "The most surprising courtroom drama since 1985's JAGGED EDGE, THE LINCOLN LAWYER is a don't-miss cinematic page-turner with enough twists to fill five movies." - 03/14/2011 Box Office
3 stars out of 4 -- "[A] pleasantly seedy crime thriller....As Haller, McConaughey makes the most of his Texas drawl, slicked-back hair and ingratiating affability..." - 03/18/2011 Washington Post
3 stars out of 4 -- "THE LINCOLN LAWYER keeps springing surprises....McConaughey, a cunning mesmerizer in the courtroom, steers this LINCOLN into what could be a hell-raising franchise." - 03/31/2011 Rolling Stone
"[McConaughey] still looks great arguing in a courtroom..." -- Great: B - 03/25/2011 Entertainment Weekly
"As Mick Haller, a Los Angeles lawyer who does business from the back of his Town Car, the superefficient McConaughey is something of a marvel." - 03/17/2011 Movieline
"A well-plotted string-along potboiler..." - 05/01/2011 Sight and Sound
4 stars out of 5 -- "McConaughey gives his best performance in years....It's subtle, assured work." - 06/01/2011 Total Film
4 stars out of 5 -- "[A] brisk and enjoyable courtroom thriller..." - 08/01/2011 Uncut