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The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film adapted from the 2005 novel of the same title by Michael Connelly. The film is directed by Brad Furman, with a screenplay written by John Romano, and stars Matthew McConaughey as the titular lawyer, Mickey Haller. The film also stars Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, William H. Macy, and Bryan Cranston.

The Lincoln Lawyer
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Directed by	Brad Furman
Written by	John Romano
Based on	The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Produced by	Sidney Kimmel Tom Rosenberg Gary Lucchesi Richard Wright Scott Steindorff
Starring	Matthew McConaughey Marisa Tomei Ryan Phillippe Josh Lucas John Leguizamo Michael Peña Frances Fisher Bob Gunton Bryan Cranston William H. Macy
Cinematography	Lukas Ettlin
Edited by	Jeff McEvoy
Music by	Cliff Martinez
Production companies	Lakeshore Entertainment Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Stone Village Pictures
Distributed by	Lionsgate
Release dates	March 10, 2011 (2011-03-10) (Hollywood) March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18) (United States)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$40 million[1][2]
Box office	$87.1 million[2]

The story is adapted from the first of several novels featuring the character of Mickey Haller, who works out of a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car rather than an office. Haller is hired to defend the son of a wealthy Los Angeles businesswoman in an assault case. Details of the crime bring up uncomfortable parallels with a former case, and Haller discovers the two cases are intertwined.

The film was released on March 18, 2011. It received generally positive reviews and grossed $87 million.

Plot

Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller works in LA County, California, mostly from the back of his black Lincoln Town Car, chauffeured by Earl Briggs. Most of his career has been defending low-end criminals, such as a biker club led by Eddie Vogel.

Haller goes to meet Gloria Dayton, one of his former clients arrested for cocaine possession. Haller learned that she had a client, Hector Arrande Moya, who had paid her in cocaine for her services. He arranged an agreement with the prosecutor to trade this information for putting Dayton in the rehabilitation clinic at USC Med.

Haller is hired for a high-profile case, representing wealthy Louis Roulet, a Beverly Hills playboy and son of real estate mogul Mary Windsor. He is accused of brutally beating prostitute Regina Campo, but insists he is the innocent victim of a setup. Haller and his investigator, Frank Levin, analyze photos and evidence and find the case similar to a past case where the client, Jesus Martinez, was tried for murdering a woman. Despite his repeated proclamations of innocence, Haller explains the overwhelming evidence and persuades Martinez to plead guilty to receive 15 years but avoid the death penalty.

Haller's ex-wife, DA Maggie McPherson, has always disliked him representing guilty clients, though they remain close. Haller wonders if he was wrong for persuading Martinez to plead guilty to avoid the death penalty. Haller visits Martinez, who becomes agitated when Haller shows him Roulet's photo. Now believing Roulet is the killer in the Martinez case, he is bound by attorney–client confidentiality rules, and unable to reveal what he knows; it now becomes obvious why Roulet had chosen to hire Haller as his lawyer against the advice of his family lawyer.

Roulet breaks into Haller's house and nonchalantly admits to committing the murder for which Martinez was convicted; through his sources, Roulet knew that Haller had been looking back into the previous case. Roulet makes veiled threats towards Haller's ex-wife and their daughter. Levin is found shot to death after leaving Haller a voicemail message claiming he found Martinez's "ticket out of jail." Haller discovers that his late father's rare .22 Colt Woodsman is missing from its box, the same caliber gun that killed Levin.

Detective Lankford, who dislikes Haller, discovers the gun's registration and suspects his involvement in Levin's murder. Haller is certain that Roulet stole the weapon when he broke into his home.

Legally obliged to defend his client, guilty or not, Haller ruthlessly cross-examines Campo and discredits her in the jury's eyes. He then sets up a known prison informant, Dwayne Jeffrey "DJ" Corliss, with information on the previous murder, with the help of Dayton who is in the same USC Med facility as DJ. When the informant testifies, Haller discredits him, and the district attorney can only move to dismiss all charges. Roulet is set free, but the police arrest him immediately after for the previous murder, based upon testimony Haller coaxed from the informant.

Haller acquires a pistol from Earl for protection. Roulet is released due to lack of evidence and intends to kill Haller's ex-wife and daughter. Haller is waiting at Maggie's when Roulet arrives. Haller vows that he will not stop until Martinez is freed and Roulet is convicted for his crime; Roulet mockingly tells him he cannot guard his family all the time. The bikers whom Haller previously represented suddenly arrive and brutally beat Roulet.

Maggie discovers Levin had found a parking ticket issued to Roulet near the previous murder victim's house. It is strong evidence against Roulet in his pending murder trial and will support Martinez's innocence. Upon arriving home, Haller discovers Roulet's mother, Mary Windsor, waiting inside. She shoots him with the Colt Woodsman, confessing that she murdered Levin to protect her son. When Mary moves to shoot Haller again, he draws the pistol obtained from Earl and fatally shoots her.

Martinez is released, and the DA will seek the death penalty for Roulet. As Haller rides off to his next case, he is pulled over by Vogel and the biker gang, whose case he takes pro bono in gratitude for their help.

Cast

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 177 reviews, with an average rating of 6.70/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "It doesn't offer any twists on the predictable courtroom thriller formula, but with a charming Matthew McConaughey leading its solid cast, The Lincoln Lawyer offers briskly enjoyable entertainment."[3] At Metacritic, the film has an average weighted score of 63 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A−" on an A+ to F scale.[5]

After watching a rough cut of the film on November 12, 2010, Michael Connelly, author of the book The Lincoln Lawyer, said:[6]

The movie comes out March 18. A couple days ago I saw an unfinished cut of it and could not be happier. I thought it was very loyal to the story and the character of Mickey Haller. Matthew McConaughey nails him. Those who loved the book will love the movie, I think. Those who don't know the book will love it just the same. The casting and acting is really superb. Like I said, I could not be happier. I'm very excited and can't wait to see what fans of the book think.

Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars out of a possible 4, saying, "The plotting seems like half-realized stabs in various directions made familiar by other crime stories. But for what it is, The Lincoln Lawyer is workmanlike, engagingly acted and entertaining."[7]

Home media

The film was released on Blu-ray and DVD on July 12, 2011.[8] It was later released on Ultra HD Blu-ray on August 15, 2017.

References

External links

• The Lincoln Lawyer at AllMovie
• The Lincoln Lawyer at Box Office Mojo
• The Lincoln Lawyer at IMDb

На других языках

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[de] Der Mandant (Film)

Der Mandant (Originaltitel The Lincoln Lawyer) ist ein US-amerikanischer Thriller aus dem Jahr 2011 des Regisseurs Brad Furman nach der gleichnamigen Romanvorlage von Michael Connelly. Er handelt von einem Rechtsanwalt, dessen Mandant ihm im aktuellen Fall versichert, unschuldig zu sein, sich jedoch für einen früheren Fall des Anwalts sowie für das gegenwärtige Verbrechen als wahrer Täter erweist.

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- [en] The Lincoln Lawyer (film)

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[ru] Линкольн для адвоката (фильм)

«Линкольн для адвоката» (англ. The Lincoln Lawyer) — криминальный детектив режиссёра Брэда Фурмана, вышедший на экраны в 2011 году[3]. Экранизация одноимённого романа Майкла Коннелли.

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