The Lincoln Lawyer

This film is not set in the mid 1800's and the afore mentioned Lincoln refers to a car not a President. Okay now that we have the genres straightened out I can tell you that this film is a court room/private eye/low-level lawyer-type pot boiler in the tradition of Elmore Leonard. Remember "Out of Sight? It's actually based on a novel by well-known mystery writer Michael Connelly, if you're a mystery fan.
The lawyer in question here is Matthew McConaughey who gets tangled up with a scheming serial rapist and murderer and can't seem to extricate himself. The mystery here isn't really a "whodunit" it's more of a "howdoweproveit" and the puzzle box of the plot is sufficiently complicated to keep us guessing. It holds your interest pretty well and the quality of the supporting cast is fun to watch (Marissa Tomei and William H. Macy aren't in this film nearly long enough).
The problem with this film may be personal. Matthew McConaughey is meant to carry this film and I am not a big fan of Matthew McConaughey. He's a lazy actor when it comes to character work and relies on a shit-eating grin and six pack abs to do the heavy lifting. Every film he does he seems to be doing for the money. Here's the good news: His real-life persona and his on-screen character have a lot of cross-over----in this instance.
"The Lincoln Lawyer" is a pretty good pot-boiler and that translates to a good time with a box of popcorn and a Netflix rental, especially if you're a fan of the genre. Too bad they didn't find a lead that could elevate the material. They might have really had something special.