I know we don't do movie reviews here. But . . . As of today, Michael Connelly is the 2nd most reviewed author on this blog. This Mickey Haller novel is the 2nd movie based on Connelly's books - Blood Work starring Clint is the other. Matthew McConaughey plays Haller and Marisa Tomei plays his ex-wife Maggie McPhearson, aka Maggie McFierce. I read this book well before we started this blog.
Saw it this afternoon and for a Hollywood rendition of a best selling mystery, the film followed the overall plot of the book, something that isn't always the case (cf. the Firm, Red October, etc.). Should the movie moguls have any sense (a bit of a stretch, I know), they would continue the Haller character and Connelly's books. A very reasonable way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Far better than the remake-reboot schlock currently so common today.
One thing I do when reading books is try to picture who might play a character in a movie. McConaughey is good casting for Haller. One of the minor characters in the film is a LA homicide detective and I wondered if it might be Harry Bosch, Connelly's other continuing character who for the life of me I've been unable to imagine who might play him. The character was played by Bryan Cranston of Breaking Bad fame (and 2 or 3 straight Best Drama Actor Emmy's to his credit) and I was thinking, yeah that could be Bosch. Too bad. He was playing another cop named Langford.
If you've passed this film up, you might rethink that decision.
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The wife and I almost went this weekend ... alas, LL was trumped by food (what else). But it will be the first movie (we pay for at the box office--not Netflix) in a long time for us this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI thought it was worth matinee price...i don't do full price anymore...and I've sworn off movie popcorn...$6 for a 'small' bag?...ain't happenin' anymore.
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