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The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei & Ryan Phillippe

Posted on December 26, 2010 Written by ripitup

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The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei & Ryan Phillippe
The Lincoln Lawyer starring Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei & Ryan Phillippe. Based on the novel by Michael Connelly.

Mickey Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a good litigation attorney whose office is the back of his (Lincoln) car. He has a young daughter with Maggie (Marisa Tomei), whose work environment is pretty conventional.

Matthew’s life changes when he signs on a big client – Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) who is charged with assault. He is claiming that it is all a big set up. Is it really entrapment or he is a psychopath capable of killing women as well as destroying Mickey and his family?

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This legal thriller is right up my alley. I am obsessed with legal thrillers, something I owe to John Grisham. In fact while I was watching the trailer, it all felt Grishamesque and which drew me in the first place.  This one is based on Michael Connelly’s book The Lincoln Lawyer.

This loving family member lawyer type is exactly the role I want to see McConaughey in. God knows he played in enough romantic comedies and if he is going to stereotype himself, I’d rather have him in a legal thriller. It was a John Grisham drama/thriller that had made me a Matthew McConaughey fan in the first place. The movie was A Time to Kill, a solid Grisham adaptation co-starring Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Ashley Judd and Kevin Spacey.  I loved the movie, despite having read and loved the book so that has got to say something.

It might be full of clichés but some clichés just work. Add the Grisham atmosphere, the cast (Marisa Tomei is one of my favorite actresses and Ryan Phillippe makes a perfectly unexpected villain with that baby face of his).

Coming to theaters in March. Watch The Trailer here.

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Interested in upcoming thrillers? You can also check out Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, Anna Friel & Robert De Niro.

Also on Matthew McConaughey:

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Also on Marisa Tomei:

The Watcher starring Keanu Reeves, James Spader & Marisa Tomei

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Someone Like You starring Hugh Jackman, Ashley Judd, Greg Kinnear & Marisa Tomei,

Also on Ryan Phillippe:

Playing by Heart starring Phillippe, Angelina Jolie, Madeleine Stowe, Sean Connery, Dennis Quaid …

10 Celebrity Couple Break-Ups You May Not Have Seen Coming

Cheating Celebrity Trivia: 8 Male Celebrities That Cheated on Their Wives or Girlfriends

On John Grisham:

People who screwed us over…in a good way.Part 2: John Grisham

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