A Journey Through Legal Intrigue: The Lincoln Lawyer
Lincoln Lawyer is the legal drama series based on Mickey Haller, who set up the office in his car and handles big cases while facing personal struggles in Los Angeles. Haller is benched due to an injury, and then comes back by receiving a dead colleague’s practice, taking the case of a tech billionaire charged with murder. He has personal risks as he goes deeper into the case.
It focuses on two key areas of law – civil and criminal, internal and external conflicts with an emphasis on the ethic dilemma and psychological transformation, all depicted in suspense. It combines hard-boiled trial procedural with elaborate character stories and develops a rather interesting variety of legal cases and individual moral conflicts.
I would like to point out that Manuel Garcia-Rulfo plays the role of Mickey Haller quite convincingly, he manages to combine both charisma and weakness. Becki Newton brings life to the series and plays her character to the bitter end, with the support of a great cast who also give depth to believable characters.
Alonso Alvarez and Antonio Negret’ directs this movie with David Grossman bringing out the twists in the story impeccably. Their direction adds the level of interaction with the audience, thrill and drama is maintained on the highest level. They also masterfully combine the energy of city life living with the solitary legal sphere.
The music also oriented with the series tone making it more tensed and emotionally demanding. The music accompanies the key moments as before overpowering scenes and thus enhances the suspense.
The graphic story telling is effective, the city of Los Angeles and its active, brightly colored setting stands out, the department of closed, tense juries and the courtroom battles. There is a nice work done with the camera movements, which juxtapose the vastness of the landscape with the internal battles oneself.
Design is highly detailed in order to convey the complexity of Californian contrasts, be it legal proceeding halls or crowded city streets. The use of production design is well done, and adds realism to the environment of the show.
Some films limit special effects and make them believable; the focus is on the movie’s plot rather than the scenes. The effects are beneficial for the tale most notably in scenes of reconstructed trials and dramatic emotionally-charged scenes.
‘The legal details, besides being melded into the cinematographic motifs, are written concisely and don’t let the reader get lost while the character’s biographies are smoothly interwoven into the study of the verdict.’ The movements are only a little faster than those of a static game, but they are predictable enough to tell a coherent story.
It feels pretty well balanced and slow burn but with episodes that feature big courtroom drama. It provides opportunity for character development to happen gradually as it enables the viewers maturely analyse sophisticated legal tactics and character’s dilemmas.
The dialogues are intelligent, and marked with humor that has been culled from a setting that gets its bearings from law and legal battles as well as shifting focus to personality wars. The script provides some comedionic relief while providing a glimpse into what the character is thinking at any one time.
‘But if one has to look at the legal aspects, the show positively does it.’ In some episodes, I found the predictable sequences. The authors could pay even more attention to the internal changes of the main character to make himher a more developed personality.
The Lincoln Lawyer entertains as a combination of a realistic law drama and high octane legal suspense. It speaks to the heart, learning the aspects that exist behind the legal calendar with passion and depth. It’s a layered series which makes a lasting impression and should be appreciated by crime drama and thriller enthusiasts.
