The Lincoln Lawyer has an intricate plot, which can definitely be difficult to follow at times.
I'd say that this movie is like a complex puzzle, so it does require a lot of concentration to connect every piece and make a sense out of the entire narration.
The plot revolves around Mickey Haller, a well-known defensive attorney who is in charge of defending a young wealthy and powerful man who's accused of aggression against a prostitute.
The main character is undoubtedly fascinating and his role as an attorney is perfectly studied; more in detail, his physical appearance, his posture, attitude and also the content of his assertions.
However, I believe that other important aspects of the movie weren't developed appropriately as, for instance, other that the character's story and personality itself, his relationship with his ex-wife (with whom, in a nutshell, he sometimes, almost randomly, has intimate meetings while they're both high) and his daughter. In my opinion, a deepening would have been interesting because of the relevance his family has for the plot and it would have helped the spectator empathizing more with the protagonist.
Moreover, I realized that the plot needed some unrealistic elements to make every piece connect with the other, as, for instance, many huge mistakes that the killer makes which lead to his arrest (as confessing his homicide to another prisoner) or great coincidences that happen in the story (the killer chose the same defensive attorney as the man who was wrongly convicted for his victim's murder, which, in turn, found a way to frame him).
Finally, why would the killer's mother break into the attorney's house and shoot him without killing him? Why wouldn't the killer murder the second prostitute instead of leaving a witness alive?
I awarded this movie an overall 7 because I recognize that, even though the previous points I explained are relevantly penalizing to me, the storyline is involving, some plot twists are appreciable and smartly studied, and the protagonist is a fascinating figure.
I'd say that this movie is like a complex puzzle, so it does require a lot of concentration to connect every piece and make a sense out of the entire narration.
The plot revolves around Mickey Haller, a well-known defensive attorney who is in charge of defending a young wealthy and powerful man who's accused of aggression against a prostitute.
The main character is undoubtedly fascinating and his role as an attorney is perfectly studied; more in detail, his physical appearance, his posture, attitude and also the content of his assertions.
However, I believe that other important aspects of the movie weren't developed appropriately as, for instance, other that the character's story and personality itself, his relationship with his ex-wife (with whom, in a nutshell, he sometimes, almost randomly, has intimate meetings while they're both high) and his daughter. In my opinion, a deepening would have been interesting because of the relevance his family has for the plot and it would have helped the spectator empathizing more with the protagonist.
Moreover, I realized that the plot needed some unrealistic elements to make every piece connect with the other, as, for instance, many huge mistakes that the killer makes which lead to his arrest (as confessing his homicide to another prisoner) or great coincidences that happen in the story (the killer chose the same defensive attorney as the man who was wrongly convicted for his victim's murder, which, in turn, found a way to frame him).
Finally, why would the killer's mother break into the attorney's house and shoot him without killing him? Why wouldn't the killer murder the second prostitute instead of leaving a witness alive?
I awarded this movie an overall 7 because I recognize that, even though the previous points I explained are relevantly penalizing to me, the storyline is involving, some plot twists are appreciable and smartly studied, and the protagonist is a fascinating figure.