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Matthew McConaughey is taking a break from romantic comedies like “Fool’s Gold” and the upcoming “Ghosts of Girlfriends Past” (in theaters May 1, 2009) to delve into a juicy legal thriller.
McConaughey is attached to star in “The Lincoln Lawyer.” Based on a Michael Connolly book, the story centers on low-level criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller who finds himself representing a rich client with ties to a previous murder case Haller handled.
While I like McConaughey in the romantic comedies – he’s pretty cute, after all – I also appreciate his dramas like “We Are Marshall” and “A Time to Kill,” another legal thriller based on a John Grisham novel (one of my favorite authors).
I’ll have to catch up on some Michael Connolly books to prep myself for the movie. Anyone a fan of Michael Connelly and/or Matthew McConaughey? Think they’ll be a good match?
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Well, Haller had, in his own words in the novel, “dark Irish looks” beacuse his mother had Latin looks. So, I can’t see him in McConaughey.
Sorry. NO WAY. One hates to pretend one knows the range of actors, but I think it goes beyond his or his agents’ choices – this IS a featherweight, the male equivalent of a “bimbo,” and Mr. Connelly, whose work I know and love, is as good as they get (and almost “nuanced,” rare in his genre) when it comes to mystery writing. Oh well, someone craggy might be a tougher sell, although the fellow who played “The Visitor” would have been an interesting choice.