[McConaughey] makes the film move briskly and watchably.
While there are genre clichés and strains on credibility, overall the film emerges as a genuine guilty pleasure.
A terrific LA noir thriller.
Like its hero, this is a slick and polished piece of work, not so much for the tangled legal shenanigans of the final half-hour – courtroom drama nearly always deflates the tension – but for supporting turns.
Superior American thriller.
So McConaughey's new film might be the best legal thriller since Jagged Edge. And no, I can hardly believe it, either.
A superior, intelligently-made popcorn movie starring the world’s most overrated star – until now.
There’s enough to grab you, wildly improbable though the courtroom stunts get.
It's a slick, cleverly plotted thriller with plenty of twists, smart hard-boiled dialogue and fine supporting performances.
Sleek, assured and downright entertaining.
Legal movies like The Lincoln Lawyer kill cinema and ruin directors
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