11/21/2010

Trailer Time: The Lincoln Lawyer

It's easy to forget that Matthew McConaughey's best performance by far was as a slick southern lawyer in A Time to Kill back in 1996. The only way he's stretched himself since has been to stretch his arms over his head to get his shirt off. The Lincoln Lawyer is directed by Brad Furman, based on Michael Connelly's book about a hotshot attorney who works primarily out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car.  Oh, you thought it was about Abe Lincoln? Ha! Fooled you!

What has me most intrigued isn't the plot, which I admit seems a little run of the mill, it's the cast. Marisa Tomei, Michael Pena, Ryan Phillipe, William H. Macy, John Leguizamo, and Josh Lucas are all on board. Check out the trailer below, and look for The Lincoln Lawyer when it's released on March 18th, 2011!