The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)

Language: English

Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe, William H. Macy & Marisa Tomei

Director: Brad Furman

A thriller adapted from a book of the same name by Michael Connelly. Simple plot, a lawyer find out that his client is guilty, not only of the case he’s defending him but also in a few others. The client gets to know that his attorney knows a bit too much and wants to get even.

Does the client get even ?

Does the lawyer play by his conscience or the profession ?

That is the movie.

Nothing out of the blue or amazing about the storyline. Once you fix who the hero is between the lawyer and his client, you know which side to take. We normally take the side of the good, right ? Very predictable. The writer, director & the actors do really well to keep you engaged and ensure that you don’t get bored.

I haven’t read the book and I don’t intend to. But I’m sure the director has done his job well in casting these actors. And the actors have repaid the faith the director had in them. Definitely not a Super Watch but a bit more than a Good Watch. But, I would settle down the lower meniscus. Good Watch.

This is a movie the direct marketers, CRM & Loyalty experts shouldn’t miss. At least the last dialogue of the last scene where the protagonist says, “Repeat customers, stick it to them next time”. A very important lesson on Customer Lifetime Value (LTV).

There was also one thing I didn’t quite like about the movie, the music. I think it opened well, but followed a downward curve with a rap themed music. Probably one of those predictable “Rap = Crime” kind.

And the other interesting thing is that he could have been a Toyota Land Cruiser Lawyer or a Chrysler 300C Lawyer or even a Honda CRV Lawyer. So why Lincoln Lawyer ?

PS: I'm tempted to steal the story and remake it in Tamil as Ambassador Vakkil... The driver and the lawyers assistants can be comedians and we can have a minimum of 2 item numbers. A complete movie !!