Matthew McConaughey has earned a lifetime pass from me for his performances as two very different but equally iconic characters in two of my very favorite films. I’m referring, of course, to Wooderson in Dazed and Confused and Sheriff Buddy Deeds in Lone Star. That’s a career right there, man, and no amount of shirtless People covers or bland romantic comedies can diminish it.
I root for McConaughey the actor to shed the heartthrob thing and get more selective about the films he makes. He’s had memorable turns in many quality movies (among them A Time To Kill, Contact, U-571, Frailty, We Are Marshall and Tropic Thunder) but I believe he’s more instantly associated with the likes of The Wedding Planner and Failure to Launch.
It’s my hope that The Lincoln Lawyer will change that perception. This is a smart, fun, adult crime drama of the sort you don’t see made very often these days, and it contains some of McConaughey’s best work.
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