Cast: Matthew Mcconughey, Marisa Tomei
Likeability- Fresh Plot, Good Twist
My Rating- 4 out of 5 stars
Looking at the title at first, i was thinking that it would be involving the president Abraham Lincoln, but found out that it was named because the main character goes around in his "Lincoln" Town car. That did make me lose my interest in the movie initially for i was expecting 1800s settings, and later on when i realized he is just a corrupt lawyer who defends gangsters and drug dealers i almost gave up. But give it a few more minutes, the movie really kicks off when he takes on a case of a wealthy guy who was accused of attempted murder by a prostitute. It takes a twist when one of his clients facing death sentence in prison may not be guilty and both the cases may have something in common. I will leave you here to figure out the rest.
The main reason why i liked this movie was that it had a fresh plot and had a bit of serial killer and coutroom drama situation which made me sit through the entire movie.
I would recommend this movie when you feel bored but have enough patience to watch a serious movie.
4 stars? hmmmm .. That's setting high expectations. I will try to watch it.
ReplyDeleteI hope you will like it..
Deletewell! how come my comment is not showing up.. nywys I liked the movie.. I have to confess I am prejudiced towards seemingly bad men in suits driving a Lincoln around and not to mention the fact that the two leading male actors in the movie are eye-candies ;) .. unfortunately the same could not be said for the leading lady. I like you, Marisa, but next to Mcconughey, seriously?
ReplyDeleteya for a change Mccononaughey played a serious role instead of a romantic guy and did a good job at it. But the best fit would have been Paul Newman.. I remember seeing an old movie similar to this of Newman's.
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