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\nBy
\nChris Tookey<\/a>
Last updated at 8:35 AM on 18th March 2011<\/p>\n

Verdict: Superior American thriller
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\nRating: \"4<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

Fifteen years ago, with films such as Lone Star and A Time To Kill, Matthew McConaughey looked like the next big thing. <\/p>\n

The Lincoln Lawyer, a fiendishly twisty crime-thriller, is welcome proof that, though he may have squandered his talent on terrible romcoms, he hasn’t totally mislaid his mojo.<\/p>\n

McConaughey plays a cocky, near-alcoholic lawyer defending a rich client (Ryan Phillippe) who is accused of assault but may be guilty of far, far worse.<\/p>\n

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Thriller: Matthew McConaughey is back to his best in The Lincoln Lawyer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Professionally directed by Brad Furman (Cruel Intentions) to the level of a superior American TV pilot, this is the equivalent of a page-turner you might read on the plance, and it’s the best adaptation yet of a novel by one of my favourite authors, Michael Connelly.\n<\/p>\n

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If you enjoy a good, solid, conventional thriller like Jagged Edge or Primal Fear, this is of similar quality.<\/p>\n

Like all the best mysteries, it will keep you guessing until the end – not about the identity of the viallin, but about how our flawed but enviably resourceful hero is going to bring him to justice.<\/p>\n

The splendid supporting cast includes William H.Macy, Marisa Tomei and John Leguizamo.<\/p>\n

And, as if to prove he’s taking the craft of acting seriously again, it takes McConaughey more than 45 minutes to remove his shirt. <\/p>\n

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