The Lincoln Lawyer – 6.5

There were enough clues that hung together well enough to keep the mind engaged, and the movie’s subtext – how the justice system is often corrupt and inefficient – is one I could certainly live with. In the end, though, how much more was here than in a good Law and Order episode? Much depended on the star power of Matthew McConaughey, and although I don’t dislike him the way many others apparently do, he remains a minor star at best. In short, this was fun but disposable airplane fare, like the novel it was derived from