McConaughey Has Usual Swagger As 'Lincoln Lawyer'

Christy Lemire |

AP Movie Critic

Matthew McConaughey stars in ``The Lincoln Lawyer'' as an attorney who drives around Los Angeles ... in a Lincoln. 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.

Director Brad Furman's film, which John Romano wrote based on the Michael Connelly novel, has the slick, disposable feel of the sort of legal drama you could find any night of the week on primetime TV.

But, because this is a McConaughey movie, his character will have his comeuppance, and it comes in the form of a high-profile case. Beverly Hills real estate heir Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe) is accused in the rape and attempted murder of a prostitute. His expensively dressed mother (Frances Fisher) feels comfortable that Mick is the right man to defend her son, and not her company's esteemed, longtime legal counsel.

The Lincoln Lawyer, a Lionsgate release, is rated R. Running time: 119 minutes. One and a half stars out of four.

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