MOVIE REVIEW - The Lincoln Lawyer

Mathew McConaughey is back in The Lincoln Lawyer this week.

And this may seem hard to believe, but it's the first movie of his in years, that he actually wears a shirt the whole time! OK, enough foolery. This movie has been hit hard by some national critics, and although there are better movies this is not the dog some would lead you to believe.

It's the story of a greasy defense lawyer, Mickey Haller, (McConaughey). He does almost all of his business out of the back of this Lincoln Town Car. He is greasy, but brilliant, and can work the system to it's fullest. But it's clear he is in it for himself in the ling run. But after he takes on a real brutal case with his new client, rich kid, punk Louis, he's thinking about having a change of heart, or is he?

TLL is a typical courtroom drama that has a bunch of twists and turns, and does it's best to keep you guessing, and for the most part it does. There is one glaring trouble here. There are a few real slow sports in this flick that really hurt the overall presentation. It's hard to explain how this happens with a good cast, and story that is worth telling. Could be that we've seen Mac in these kind of roles before, and the whole greasy lawyer thing has been played to death it seems in the movies, and on TV.

TLL also boasts a pretty good cast, with Marissa Tomei, William H.Macy, Ryan Phillippe, and Trace Adkins. I think one of the problems here is a tough one to swallow. As popular as Mac is, he is limited. His appeal is absolute with his fans, and that's great. But he is very limited on what he can do on screen. He does one thing very well, and this is it. But he's kind of the same guy in every movie, whether he's playing a lawyer or not. Could be that the sands are running through the hour glass on our tolerance of him. Might be time for a reinvention for him professionally.

The Lincoln Lawyer. This is certainly not a bad movie, and if you're a fan go and live it up. But fairly, there is nothing here you have not seen before, and is simply a precursor to more greasy lawyer movies you'll be offered up the road. Netflix in 90 days.