I know this is evidence of what a slow news day this is (I mean, our biggest story of the day is about how Jessica Simpson looks pregnant). But I just watched the trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer, starring Matthew McConaughey, and it actually looks… not bad. I’m almost going to say that I would probably-definitely see this in some kind of dollar-movie and/or first week rental situation. Pajiba points out – I think correctly – that Matthew McConaughey is at his best – nay, tolerable – when he’s allowed to be a bit sleazy and dirty. I never really bought him as a straight-up romantic lead, though, although his rom-coms have done pretty well, depending on his costar. In some ways, McCounaughey is a throw-back to a different era – I could see him being a leading, in-demand actor back in the 1940s, in the age of screwball comedies and pearl-clutching melodrama. But as a modern star, Matt is kind of lacking. But this looks okay:

Ryan Phillippe is playing it “sleazy” too, although for him I don’t think it’s much of a stretch. Marisa Tomei plays Matthew‘s love interest, I think. And smaller roles filled by William H. Macy and Josh Lucas – will this be worth the rental? Will Matthew have another hit on his hands?