A new trailer has been delivered to us from Lionsgate who are eager to convince us that their Matthew McConaughey film, The Lincoln Lawyer, is a film worth looking out for in 2011, and while it earnestly argues its case I’m still a little unconvinced.
We’ve seen a teaser trailer and this new look is more of the same, here’s a handy synopsis,
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.
Directed by Brad Furman from a script by John Romano, The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillipe, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas and Michael Peña.
Here’s that trailer,
Reviewed by Jon Lyus on Dec 23
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