A much better version of this movie may exist somewhere in the editing-room blender, to be excavated by cine-archeologists of the future.

| Jun 20, 2013

| Original Score: B | Feb 18, 2012

A solid thriller with McConaughey doing what he does best.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 3, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer is a well-crafted, well-cast adaptation of Michael Connelly's best-selling novel, shot on interesting Los Angeles locations. It's a crime thriller with...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.1/2 | Apr 1, 2011

It's nice to see McConaughey getting relatively serious instead of coasting through yet another witless romcom, with or without Kate Hudson.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 1, 2011

The film does take some predictable turns - even with its "surprise" twist - but it's a perfectly enjoyable time killer.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 31, 2011

Some fussy directorial touches don't seriously get in the way of a tricky plot with a suspenseful denouement and there's an excellent use of locations in the Los Angeles area.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 30, 2011

It's really just a solid courtroom drama, but these days moviegoers should take what they can get.

| Mar 26, 2011

This is a full-bore legal thriller of maneuvering and slight-of-hand, of parlor games and verbal ingenuity, and when all is said and done the tension ratcheted up is of a higher pedigree than I would have believed was possible before entering the theatre.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 25, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer has very little soul to speak of, but it's got swagger to burn.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 25, 2011

It has nothing to do with the capital of Nebraska or the former president. While you're watching it, though, you'll wish it did.

| Mar 24, 2011

It's a slick, cleverly plotted thriller with plenty of twists, smart hard-boiled dialogue and fine supporting performances...

| Mar 22, 2011

Who knew cheesy one-liners and pro-bono work could simultaneously represent the worst impulses Hollywood has to offer.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Mar 20, 2011

Haller's a twerp, he's a twonk, he's a slick-haired smoothie who plays by the "doesn't play by the rules" rules to the letter.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 20, 2011

There's a reason potboiler paperbacks don't make good movies -- there's too much outlandish plot, even for Hollywood.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Mar 18, 2011

Just when you thought Matthew McConaughey had settled into pre-retirement content to play the (dry-aged) beefcake in a string of dippy romantic comedies, the actor comes roaring back with some real acting.

| Mar 18, 2011

That the premise of the film doesn't make a ton of sense shouldn't dissuade you if you're in the mood for a little escape.

| Original Score: C+ | Mar 18, 2011

The Lincoln Lawyer is not a feat of genre-breaking design. But it is a well-oiled machine.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 18, 2011

The ride can be a bit bumpy, but The Lincoln Lawyer gets you where you're going.

| Original Score: B | Mar 18, 2011

This is rock-solid entertainment. McConaughey, a cunning mesmerizer in the courtroom, steers this Lincoln into what could be a hell-raising franchise.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 18, 2011