The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – ‘Lincoln’ logging

Based on Michael Connelly’s pulp legal novel of the same name, The Lincoln Lawyer stars Matthew McConaughey as a slick defense attorney who unexpectedly lands a “franchise case” from an ultra-rich Beverly Hills playboy who handpicks him after being arrested for assaulting a call girl. The movie begins as a run-of-the-mill courtroom showdown carried only by McConaughey’s charisma and the comically hate-fueled interactions he elicits from colleagues, but soon shifts into a crime mystery before finally settling into a sprint-to-the-finish thriller when the truth is revealed, battle are lines drawn and everyone makes their final play. Read more…