[Screen It]

 

"THE LINCOLN LAWYER"
(2011) (Matthew McConaughey, Ryan Phillippe ) (R)


Alcohol/Drugs Heavy
Blood/Gross Stuff Heavy
Disrespectful/Bad Attitude Extreme
Frightening/Tense Scenes Heavy
Gun/Weapons Heavy
Imitative Behavior Moderate
Jump Scenes None
Music (Scary/Tense) Minor
Music (Inappropriate) None
Profanity Heavy
Sex/Nudity Heavy
Smoking Mild
Tense Family Scenes Mild
Topics to Talk About Heavy
Violence Extreme


QUICK TAKE:
Drama: A slick criminal defense attorney, who's used to manipulating the system and others to get his way, may have met his match in his biggest client yet, a Beverly Hills playboy who's been accused of rape and attempted murder.
PLOT:
Mick Haller (MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY) is a slick criminal defense attorney who represents petty criminals by manipulating the legal system and others. Divorced from prosecutor Maggie McPherson (MARISA TOMEI) with whom he has a young daughter, Mick works out of the backseat of a Lincoln Continental driven by chauffeur Earl (LAURENCE MASON), and often gets his cases involving drug suspects or hookers from slimy bail bondsmen Val Valenzuela (JOHN LEGUIZAMO).

His latest is definitely the biggest fish he's ever landed -- Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet (RYAN PHILLIPPE). Along with his wealthy mother, Mary Windsor (FRANCES FISHER), and family attorney, Cecil Dobbs (BOB GUNTON), Louis claims he's innocent of charges accusing him of rape and attempted murder of local hooker Reggie Campo (MARGARITA LEVIEVA).

Lead prosecutor Ted Minton (JOSH LUCAS) doesn't believe any of that, and thus Mick has his investigator friend Frank Levin (WILLIAM H. MACY) start digging into the facts, some of which start to sound similar to one of Mick's previous and unsuccessfully defended clients, Jesus Martinez (MICHAEL PENA), who's now serving time in prison for murder.

As Mick starts working up his defense for the trial, he begins to wonder if perhaps he's being manipulated by Louis and/or others, a development saddled by his inability to do or say anything due to attorney-client privilege. As he digs deeper for the truth, Mick soon learns he's going to need to step up his game in order to do what's right and emerge as unscathed as possible.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT?
It might be a draw to those interested in lawyers and the law or even just movies about them. Others who are fans of anyone in the cast might be interested as well.
WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R
For some violence, sexual content and language.


That's just the introduction of this review. The full review -- available to our members -- includes summaries of the sex, nudity, profanity, violence and more (15 categories) so you won't be surprised by what you might see or hear in this movie.

We have two options for you:

1) If you're ready to sign for a monthly ($5/month) membership, you can sign up now and get immediate access to this review, others released this week, and thousands of others going back several decades.

We offer a 30-day, money-back guarantee, so you have nothing to lose by signing up. If you're not happy with what we offer, simply contact us and ask for a refund and we'll process that right away.

[Add to Cart]


2) If you want to check out our site first, we invite you to sign up for a FREE 3-day Pass into our Membership Site to our site so that you can finish reading the review as well as take a look at the thousands of other reviews on our site.

No credit card is needed and there's no obligation to continue after the 3 days (although we hope you'll like what you see and then join us as full members).

[Get Your FREE 3-Day Trial Membership]

I have subscribed to ScreenIt for more than a decade. I check in every week to take advantage of their amazing services. Not only does their site provide a glimpse of exactly what content a movie offers, I've found the “Our Take” reviews and ratings for each movie to be right on the money every single time. I've referred dozens of friends to this service because my #1 resource for deciding whether or not to show a movie to my kids, or to see one myself, is ScreenIt.com!

Josh Nisbet
Director, State of CA Public Sector

I signed up to get Screen It weekly reviews a long time ago, when my kids were young and I wanted to know more about movies before we went to a theater or rented. Now one child is in law school, other in undergraduate, and I still read the weekly Screen Its! It helps me know what my husband and I want to see or rent, and what to have waiting at home that we all will enjoy when my "kids" come home. I depend on Screen It reviews. They usually just present the facts and let me decide if the movie is appropriate or of interest for my family and me. Thank you for providing that service, Screen It!

Patti Petree
Winston Salem, NC

I have 4 children who are now in college. I signed up for Screen It when my children were pre-teenagers. Often my children would ask to see a movie with a friend and I wished I could preview the movie prior to giving permission. A friend told me about ScreenIt.com and I found it to be the next best thing to previewing a movie. The amount of violence, sexual content, or language were always concerns for me and my husband as we raised innocent kids with morals. We constantly fought the peer pressure our kids received to see films that in our opinion were questionable. With the evidence we received at Screen It, our kids couldn't even fight us when we felt a film may have been inappropriate for them to watch. Thank you, Screen It. Continue to make this helpful service available to everyone, but especially the young parents.

Christine Doherty
Machesney Park, IL

Screenit.com is an amazing resource for parents, educators, church groups or anyone who wants to make an informed decision whether a movie is suitable for their viewing. The reviews and content descriptions are so detailed I am mystified how the reviewers can put them together.

Scott Heathe
Vancouver, BC

I love screen It! I don't know what I would do without it. It is well worth the membership. Before we take our son to the movies we check it out on screen it first. Thank you SO much for making it. Keep up the good work & keep 'em coming!!!

Patrina Streety
Moreno Valley California

[Get Your FREE 3-Day Trial Membership]

Other new and recent reviews include:

[Around the World in 80 Days] [Family Camp] [Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]

Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer
By entering this site you acknowledge to having read and agreed to the above conditions.

All Rights Reserved,
©1996-2022 Screen It, Inc.