Seen recently at Aksarben Cinema
I've never been a big Matthew McConaughey fan, and his performance as Mick Haller in this crime drama did nothing to change my opinion. My likes were limited to his car, his driver's outfit and William H. Macy's hair.
Everything else, including the film's title, is on the lame side. I guess if you're testifying in court in Los Angeles these days, it's okay to make impassioned speeches proclaiming your innocence instead of limiting your responses to the questions posed to you by counsel. McConaughey's tortured soul turn, complete with man crying, didn't ring the least bit true. He was much better as a defense attorney in the film version of John Grisham's "A Time to Kill." That being said, maybe it's director Brad Furman's fault, or maybe it's John Romano's Mattlock-like screenplay. In this one, there's plenty of blame to go around.
Bonus Bones: 2
Frank Levin (William H. Macy) had a dog, which was featured briefly in two scenes. It's just as well we weren't allowed to get too attached to him.
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