Watch The Lincoln Lawyer 2011 Online

What image does the movie The Lincoln Lawyer conjure up (aside from maybe its star, Matthew McConaughey)? Law and order? Justice and truth in the courts, ala Abraham Lincoln? Or is it something perhaps more sinister? And more importantly, is it worth the ride to go see it at the movies? Let’s take a look and see.

The Opening Plot

You soon find out how this movie got its name, and it’s because lawyer Mickey Haller (played by Matthew McConaughey) uses the back of a Lincoln automobile as his office. He’s a defense attorney and he’s mostly worked with small-time criminals who always claim to be innocent.

However, Mickey is about to get a case that may just change his career, and that’s when a California playboy by the name of Louis Roulet (played by Ryan Phillippe) is accused of beating up a prostitute.

Like all in his position, Louis says he’s innocent, and was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Mickey has his investigator Frank Levin (played by William H. Macy) sniff around and see what he can come up with, regarding Louis’s claims.

Frank discovers that the case is similar to another of Mickey’s past cases, where the defendant Jesus Martinez (played by Michael Pena) was jailed for a murder he says he never committed. And part of the reason that he’s in prison is because Mickey urged him to plead guilty in order not to receive a death sentence. Whoops.

The Movie Continues

The plot twists somewhat when Mickey sees Jesus getting upset when he was shown a photo of Louis; could he indeed be the murderer? And to make matters worse, Frank is killed after leaving a message on Mickey’s voice mail about finding something that could set Jesus free.

Now Mickey is faced with an unjustly jailed client (Jesus), a dead investigator (Frank) and is now a suspect in Frank’s murder. Things are definitely not looking good for Mickey.

Despite growing misgivings about Louis’s innocence, Mickey ends up defending him anyway, and lands Louise a not guilty verdeict. However, that doesn’t mean Louis is off the hook; some of the testimony was used to issue an arrest warrant for Louise in another case.

Should You See The Lincoln Lawyer?

Audiences and critics seem to like this movie. Matthew McConaughey does a great job as Mickey Haller, and the movie is fast-paced enough to keep you interested for the 1 hour and 59 minute run time. So if you like either crime dramas or McConaughey, then definitely go see The Lincoln Lawyer.