The Lincoln Lawyer is a 2011 American legal thriller film directed by Brad Furman and written by John Romano, based on the 2005 novel of the same title by Michael Connelly.

Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, William H. Macy, and Bryan Cranston also star.

The story is adapted from the first of several novels featuring the character of Haller, who works in a chauffeur-driven Lincoln Town Car rather than an office.

[3] Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller works in Los Angeles County, California, from the back of his black Lincoln Town Car, chauffeured by Earl Briggs.

Haller is unexpectedly hired to represent Louis Roulet, a wealthy Beverly Hills playboy and the son of real estate mogul Mary Windsor.

Haller and his investigator, Frank Levin, analyze photos and evidence and find similarities to a prior case where a prostitute was killed.

Haller discovers the bullet that killed Levin matches his late father's antique .22 Colt Woodsman, which is missing from its box.

Maggie discovers Levin had found a parking ticket issued to Roulet near the murder victim's house, strong evidence against him.

"[4] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 63 out of 100, based on 31 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

[6] After watching a rough cut of the film on November 12, 2010, Michael Connelly, author of the book The Lincoln Lawyer, said:[7] The movie comes out March 18.

I'm very excited and can't wait to see what fans of the book think.Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 3 stars out of a possible 4, saying, "The plotting seems like half-realized stabs in various directions made familiar by other crime stories.