Matthew McConaughey’s ‘Bosch’-Inspired Thriller Is the Free Streaming Hit
There was a stretch of time when a Matthew McConaughey movie felt less like an event and more like a coin toss you were probably going to lose. Rom-coms, half-baked adventures, and paycheck gigs piled up, often coasting on his grin and easygoing swagger rather than strong material.
Then came The Lincoln Lawyer — the movie that figured out exactly how to weaponize that swagger, from the creator of Bosch. In the 2011 legal thriller, McConaughey plays Mick Haller, a slick Los Angeles defense attorney who operates out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car.
He’s not the kind of lawyer with a fancy downtown office, but he knows the system inside and out, greasing the wheels with clerks, bailiffs, and courtroom regulars who help keep his cases moving. The film separates itself from your average courtroom procedural by turning the legal system into a trap for its own hero, as his expertise starts to box him in once he realizes he may be defending a truly guilty man.