Lincoln Lawyer

Anyway,Haller is a streetsmart defence attorney with connections who knows how to collect and invest prudent envelopes full of cash. So connected is this guy that a motorcycle gang materialises when he needs one. One day,a bondsman comes to him with an unusually higher-class client. Louis Roulet is a rich kid from Beverly Hills accused of beating up a woman. Hes clean-cut,looks Mick in the eyes,seriously insists he is innocent and wants a trial to prove it. Mick senses there is something fishy.

The team behind The Lincoln Lawyer are all old hands when it comes to crime. Screenwriter John Romano was writer-producer on TV series like Hills Street Blues,L.A. Law and Monk,while director Brad Furman turned to crime in his debut film,The Take.

So no great surprise here that The Lincoln Lawyer turns out to be a good crime narrative.

The story moves along at a swift pace,introducing new characters Hallers ex-wife and a prosecuting attorney is played by Marisa Tomei,an actress underused; his faithful chauffeur Earl is played by Laurence Mason,and John Leguizano plays the bondsman with the right dash of menace,Other seemingly inconsequential characters suddenly play a big hand in the climax,like Matthew McConaughey returning to the profession.

Lincoln Lawyer is engaging and entertaining. It is one of the more authentic recreations of the crime scenario. It could well attract audiences.

RATING:

One star each for script and direction. One for editing and performances.