So I have been sitting on this movie for a while. I know I have very much been slacking on my writing goals. I use to find writing so much easier when I was younger. Apparently it isn't like riding a bike, it can be forgotten.. AnywaysLincoln Lawyer. The Lincoln lawyer is about a LA defense lawyer Mick, that is often on the go and conducting business in the back set of his Lincoln car. He ends up trying to defend a rich pretty boy, real estate agent accused of attacking a woman, raping her and basically beating the tar out of her.
I liked it. While yes a few things in the movie were predictable, I found it over all easy to get sucked into. I liked the ethical problems that he came up against and the struggle to do the right thing. It was serious while still having humor. I would recommend it.
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Don't read further unless you have seen the movie or don't care if it is ruined for you
I did find making Frank Levin in the movie homosexual just not necessary. It didn't have anything to do with the story. We never met his partner, it had nothing to do with him being a good detective or not. Plus he wasn't killed from a hate crime, so why mention it?
Also I felt they needed to explain more with the Roulet family. So the mom was raped, like four years before and that's why her son carried a knife. Why would he go around raping and beating people after he was so 'horrified' by his mother's experience. The only thing I can figure is that they came up with the story as a sympathy card to throw suspension off the kid. Well thats my thoughts on it anyways.
