Tuesday, January 22, 2013
LEGAL GYMNASTICS
Today's movie was
with Matthew McConaughey as a slick "get-em-off" lawyer working out of his Lincon Continental.
He gets hired to defend Ryan Phillipe for a killing Phillipe says he didn't commit.
With some investigative help from William H. Macy and inside help from his ex-mostly-wife Maria Tomei, he finds himself in a lot murkier waters than the ones he normally sharks in.
Complications ensue.
This is a nice courtroom drama spliced to a killer thriller and a lot of behind scenes shit that goes on in the so called legal profession.
I enjoyed it very much.
It is an actors picture and there are plenty of juicy parts to go around. John Leguizamo as a helpful bail bondsman.
It is one of those films I want to see who the casting director was. Were. Deborah Aquila and Mary Tricia Wood.
Five twists to the ending.
Many circuits to go around, wonderful filming of LA and environs and we are really really there, not in Toronto.
This is a one time thrill as when you know the ins and outs it is mostly done. I would be willing to see it again though just to here M M utter his lines and to see Ryan Phillipe who has grown into a great character part guy. Aging very very well.
Oh, the chauffeur's name is Earl. Laurence Mason. Just great.
A 4 out of Netflix5.
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